Abstract
Breast cancer is a hormone dependent neoplasm. Conflicting results regarding the clinical correlation between breast cancer and thyroid diseases have been reported. The objective of this study was to determine the association of anti - TPO levels in patients having complaints of a lump in breast. Serum samples and Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) samples were collected from 31 female patients with a lump in breast between the age group of 20-75 years. 31 age matched normal healthy controls were also examined for the same parameters. Serum samples were analyzed for its anti - TPO levels. FNAC reports confirmed patients as having duct cell carcinoma. They had raised serum anti - TPO levels compared to controls. FNAC results of others (n=26) were reported as fibroadenoma whose anti - TPO levels were less than the controls.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 266-268 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 07-2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Clinical Biochemistry