EpCAM expression in squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix detected by monoclonal antibody to the membraneproximal part of EpCAM

Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) is a promising biomarker for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the uterine cervix, because it is over-expressed in various cancers of epithelial origin. However, EpCAM expression reported in previous immunohistochemistry (IHC) studies was inconsistent.