Does expression of mucin-like carcinoma-associated antigen in the cyst fluid differentiate mucinous from nonmucinous pancreatic cysts?
These data suggest that MCA determination in the cyst fluid is a promising new tumor marker for the preoperative diagnosis of mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas.
The described methods for p53 and Ki67 evaluation are more reproducible than routine H&E evaluation of BE. Furthermore, the IHC methods correlate with the severity of dysplasia and are useful supplementary prognostic markers.