Heterogeneity of antigen expression in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.

doi:10.1016/0002-9378(90)91288-n

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Heterogeneity of antigen expression in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Apr 1990

Berchuck A, Olt G J, Soisson A P, Kamel A, Soper J T, Boyer C M, Clarke-Pearson D L, Leslie D S, Bast R C

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Immunohistochemical techniques were used to evaluate the expression of six antigens (CA 125, TAG 72, CA 19-9, OVTL3, DF3, and transferrin receptor) in frozen sections from the primary tumor and metastases of 20 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. Heterogeneous expression of most antigens was...

Topics

Adenocarcinoma
Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Neoplasm Metastasis
Ovarian Neoplasms
Phenotype
Tumor Cells, Cultured

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