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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-9
pubmed:abstractText
In the present study, micrometastasis in the rib marrow of 24 patients with esophageal cancer was examined using RT-PCR. RT-PCR was done using primers corresponding to cytokeratin 18 (CK18), squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC), and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). In 18 cases, CK18 was also detected in the rib marrow. Only one patient exhibited CEA amplification in the rib marrow. No cases demonstrated SCC amplification as a marker of micrometastasis in the rib marrow. The information from micrometastasis detected in the rib marrow using RT-PCR is useful in deciding whether or not adjuvant therapy is necessary after surgery. However, combined analysis using plural markers should be required since sensitivity or specificity of each marker may vary. Further follow-up of the patients is necessary to clarify the clinical impact of micrometastasis in rib marrow.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1021-335X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
623-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Antigens, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Bone Marrow Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Carcinoembryonic Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Esophageal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Keratins, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Neoplastic Cells, Circulating, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-RNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Ribs, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Serpins, pubmed-meshheading:12684634-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:articleTitle
Detection of disseminated cancer cells in rib marrow of patients with esophageal cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oncological Science (Surgery II), Oita Medical University, Idaigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan. surg2@oita-med.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study