Endocrine Abstracts

Hypercalcemia is a frequent metabolic disorder in metastatic breast cancer (BC). Aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of hypercalcemia due to PHPT in BC patients. The study group included 271 consecutive BC, mean age±S.D. 57.7±11.96 yrs. 100/271(36.9%) evaluated at different times after mastectomy (A) and 171(63.1%) before surgery (B), with no distant metastases. Age matched control group included 108 healthy women (Co) and 70 women with thy...

A high incidence of serum anti thyro-peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) has been found in breast cancer (BC). Aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of TPOAb in BC. The study group included 47 women submitted to mastectomy for high malignancy degree BC (tumor size >5 cm and/or n° lymph-nodes >3), followed for 5 years. No patient had distant metastases. All were evaluated for thyroid disorders after breast surgery and before any anti-tumoral adjuvant the...