| Autor: |
A, Donadeo, V, Lorusso, G, Micelli, M, Quaranta, A, Muncipinto, F, Schittulli |
| Rok vydání: |
2011 |
| Zdroj: |
International journal of oncology. 2(2) |
| ISSN: |
1019-6439 |
| Popis: |
MCA serum levels were determined in 196 patients with benign breast disease (BD) and in 371 patients with breast cancer. MCA values were abnormal in 30.6% of the patients with BD. In breast cancer patients, significant increases were only found in metastatic disease (89.1%). MCA levels were not correlated with tumor size; on the contrary, the tumor marker showed a strict relation to axillary lymph node involvement. Moreover, the location of metastases and the number of sites involved seem to increase MCA concentrations. The MCA antigen seems to be a promising tool only for monitoring patients with advanced breast cancer. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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