title: Sialic acid, ferritin and CEA levels in peripheral blood and blood draining from the tumor in breast cancer.
abstract: Concentrations of total serum N-acetyl-neuraminic acid, carcinoembryonic antigen, ferritin, lactate dehydrogenase, creatine phosphokinase and total proteins were measured in both tumor drainage blood (axillary vein) and in peripheral blood taken during surgery from 44 breast cancer patients. There were no significant differences in any of the markers between mean values in peripheral and tumor drainage blood, between cancer patients and healthy controls, between patients with or without axillary lymph node metastases, or according to the site of breast mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, V. Buzzi Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Catania
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Locatelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scazzoso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calzaferri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cunietti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D001798:Blood Proteins; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D012794:Sialic Acids; D005293:Ferritins; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid