The tissue expression pattern of CA 19.9 is associated with oncological features in medullary thyroid carcinoma.
Carla Vaz Ferreira VargasLucieli CeolinRafael Selbach ScheffelAntônio Felippe BeniniMárcia Silveira GraudenzAna Luiza Silva MaiaPublished in: Endocrine (2020)
The majority of samples stained for CA19.9, suggesting it is an MTC cell-intrinsic feature. Three distinct expression patterns were identified, which were associated with the hereditary or sporadic form, larger tumor size, and presence of metastases.