Extrapleural Pneumonectomy and a Pleurectomy with Irradiation
CEA- and MOC31-positive tumour cells were frequent in metastatic adenocarcinomas
, but occurred rarelay in malignant mesothliomas. EMA-positive tumour cells were in all metastatic adenocarcinomas (100 per cent) and in most malignant mesotheliomas (83 per cent). In addition to the expected reactivity of OV632 with ovarian carcinomas, 22 of 24 malignant mesotheliomas contained immunopositive tumour cells, while only a small proportion of non-ovarian adenocarcinomas reacted with this antibody. This selective staining of malignant mesothelioma cells, but not reactive mesothelial cells, with OV632 now permits the positive identification of malignant mesothelioma cells in male patients."
Extrapleural Pneumonectomy and a Pleurectomy with Irradiation