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Attilio Denaro, MD; Renato Caruso, MD; Mario Rossi, MD; Corrado D'Arrigo, MD; Grazia Malaponte, ScD; Maria C. Mazzarino, MD; Domenico Cutrona, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1985;111(9):595-597.

Abstract
• Serum levels of circulating immunocomplexes (CIC) were studied in a group of 37 patients with laryngeal carcinoma using two polyethylene glycol—precipitation methods. The preoperative values of this group showed higher levels of CIC when compared with 140 normal controls. No correlation was noted between tumoral stage, oncotype, and serum levels of CIC. Previous studies have shown that the status of several different types of human tumors can be monitored by serial determinations of levels of CIC. We believe that this technique can be used to evaluate the efficacy of therapy and to detect the recurrence of laryngeal carcinoma.

(Arch Otolaryngol 1985;111:595-597)

Author Affiliations
From the Universita Catania, Catania, Italy.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Jan 2, 1985.

Reprint requests to Clinical ORL, University of Catania, Ospedale Garibaldi, Piazza SM di Gesù, 95124 Catania, Italy (Dr Denaro).

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