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Veränderungen des Serumzinks beim Mammacarcinom

Changes of serum-zinc in breast cancer

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Serum-zinc-levels were evaluated in patients with breast cancer in relation to the various stages. Patients with metastatic breast cancer had significantly depressed zinc-levels, wereas patients with disease apparently localized to the breast and draining lymphnodes had nearly normal serumzinc levels. It appears that the determination of serumzinc in breast cancer patients may be of value in discriminating between localized and metastatic disease.

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Der Serumzinkspiegel von Mammacarcinom-Patienten in Abhängigkeit des Tumorstadiums wurde untersucht. Während der Serumzinkspiegel bei Patienten mit lokalisiertem Mammacarcinom im Normbereich lag, ist dieser bei generalisiertem Tumorstadium signifikant erniedrigt. Obwohl eine Erniedrigung des Serumzinkspiegels auch bei anderen Krankheitsbildern vorkommt, ist es denkbar, daß die Serumzinkbestimmung Bedeutung für Stadieneinteilung und Verlaufskontrolle von Mammacarcinom-Patienten gewinnen kann.

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Schlag, P., Seeling, W., Merkle, P. et al. Veränderungen des Serumzinks beim Mammacarcinom. Langenbecks Arch Chiv 346, 129–133 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01261399

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