title: Serum copper levels in patients with solid tumors.
abstract: The serum copper levels were investigated in 125 patients with solid tumors: 34 patients with bronchial cancer, 35 with gastric cancer, 31 with breast cancer and 25 with melanoma. Analysis showed that serum copper was extremely high in 82% of the patients with bronchial carcinoma, while in the other examined groups no significant changes were observed. According to these results, serum copper could be a diagnostic factor in patients with bronchial carcinoma.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000097:blood; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000097:blood; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000097:blood; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D003300:Copper