title: Calcitonin and mammary carcinoma.
abstract: Plasma calcitonin was determined in 33 patients with breast carcinoma. Eight patients had bone metastases as revealed at scintigraphy and radiography. Only 3 of the 33 patients had elevated plasma calcitonin, 2 had osteolytic bone metastases. It is concluded that the determination of plasma calcitonin is of no value in the evaluation of patients with breast malignancy and it should not be referred to as a tumor marker.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin