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Serum Mucoid Levels in Patients with Cancer and the Effect of Surgical Treatment¹

Departments of Microbiology and Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Serum mucoid levels were measured in patients who had been referred to surgical clinics for the treatment of cancer. Preoperative and serial postoperative blood samples were analyzed. The data indicate that following operation a high serum mucoid level is associated with continued malignant disease, whereas a low serum mucoid level following operation correlates with transient or prolonged remission. Serum mucoid levels correlated more closely with tumor recurrence than did serum phosphohexose isomerase, lactic dehydrogenase, or glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase.

¹ Supported in part by Institutional Cancer Grant (IN 25G) awarded by the American Cancer Society.

Received 12/ 5/66. Accepted 3/27/67.