title: [Plasma-prolactin concentrations in breast cancer at various stages, in mastopathy and other malignant tumors].
abstract: 7% of 204 patients with metastatic breast cancer had hyperprolactinemia (greater than 1000 mIU/1 = 30.8 ng/ml) in the measurements of morning plasma prolactin basal levels. The incidence of hyperprolactinemia was significantly higher in patients with metastatic breast cancer than in 173 patients with non-metastatic breast cancer (p less than 0.001), in 151 patients with mastopathy (p = 0.01), in 63 patients with local (p = 0.001) and 56 patients with advanced solid tumors of different histology without prolactin stimulating medication (p = 0.001). After 5 measurements with a median interval of 2 months, elevated prolactin levels over 1000 mIU/l were found at least once in 35% of the patients with metastatic breast cancer. 93% of the women with hyperprolactinemic breast cancer were in progression at the time of the measurements, and none in remission; on the other hand, all patients with advanced breast cancer in remission had normal prolactin levels.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin
vernacular_title: Plasma-Prolactin-Konzentrationen bei Mammakarzinomen in verschiedenen Stadien, bei Mastopathie und anderen malignen Tumoren.