Usefulness of SS18-SSX antibody as a diagnostic marker for pulmonary metastatic synovial sarcoma

• Main Authors: Kentaro Miura (Author), Kimihiro Shimizu (Author), Takashi Eguchi (Author), Sachie Koike (Author), Shunichiro Matsuoka (Author), Tetsu Takeda (Author), Kazutoshi Hamanaka (Author), Takeshi Uehara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The novel SS18-SSX fusion-specific antibody is reported to have high sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of primary synovial sarcoma (SS), which often metastasizes to the lung. Thus far, no study has validated the diagnostic efficacy of SS18-SSX antibody for pulmonary m...