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Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate
Tree Number(s)
D23.050.285.050
D23.050.550.325
D23.101.140.075
Unique ID
D015295
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015295
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note
Carbohydrate antigens expressed by malignant tissue. They are useful as tumor markers and are measured in the serum by means of a radioimmunoassay employing monoclonal antibodies.
Entry Version
ANTIGENS TUMOR ASSOC CARBOHYDRATE
Entry Term(s)
Antigen, Carcinoma-Associated
Antigens, Carbohydrate, Tumor-Associated
CA Antigen
CA Antigens
CA(Oxford) Antigen
Cancer-Associated Carbohydrate Antigens
Carbohydrate Antigens, Tumor-Associated
Carcinoma-Associated Antigen
Epitectin
Tumor-Associated Carbohydrate Antigens
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Antigens, Neoplasm (1973-1988)
Public MeSH Note
89
History Note
89
Date Established
1989/01/01
Date of Entry
1988/05/24
Revision Date
2015/06/19
Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate Preferred
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