ISSN:
1432-1335
Keywords:
Flow-cytometry
;
Cervical cancer
;
Carcino embryonic antigen (CEA)
;
Epithelial membrane antigen (EMA)
;
Cell volume
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The cell volume, the DNA, and the carcino-embryonic (CEA) or epithelial-membrane (EMA) antigen of formaldehyde-fixed human cervical cells from 21 malignant cervix tumors and 11 normal patients were measured simultaneously with a Fluvo-Metricell flow cytometer. The simulataneous cell volume and DNA measurement provided the distinction of morphologically intact cells from cell debris, the determination of the cell cycle phase combined with the detection of aneuploid cells, and the distiction of inflammatory cells from parenchymal and tumor cells. Malignant samples were recognized because they contained more than 0.5% CEA positive cells which were of intermediate size. CEA and EMA expression in the malignant samples was not linked. The false positive rate in a total of 32 samples was 6.3% when the sum of CEA and EMA positive cells of each cell sample was calculated. No false negative malignant sample was observed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00410669
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