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Tissue antibodies in malignant and benign urogenital disease
Author(s) -
Kurki Pekka,
Linder Ewert,
Miettinen Aaro,
Alfthan Olof,
Heikkinen Asko,
Pasternack Amos
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
international journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.475
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1097-0215
pISSN - 0020-7136
DOI - 10.1002/ijc.2910190308
Subject(s) - genitourinary system , antibody , malignant disease , pathology , medicine , disease , immunology , cancer
The presence of anti‐tissue antibodies in sera from patients with genitourinary carcinomas and non‐malignant genitourinary diseases was studied by indirect immunofluorescence. An increased incidence of various tissue antibodies was observed in carcinomas of the urinary bladder, prostate and kidney when compared to controls. There was a trend towards association between anti‐nuclear antibodies and metastatic undifferentiated tumors. A low degree of malignancy was associated with antibodies against connective tissue “reticulin”. A striking similarity between tissue antibody “patterns” in carcinoma patients and patients with chronic renal inflammation was seen. This points to inflammation as being an important factor in tissue antibody production.