[Antigenic markers in the cytological diagnosis of human malignant neoplasms]

The review deals with antigenic markers used for immunocytochemical diagnosis of malignant tumours describes theoretical and practical basis for identification of malignant cells in lymph nodes, bone marrow, peritoneal and pleural effusions and sputum with application of tumour markers. The identification of micrometastases in lymph nodes of patients with gastric cancer and the identification of malignant cells in smears from effusions illustrate the authors' own results. The description of immunocytochemical methods is given.