title: [Ferritin and breast cancer].
abstract: Studies of human breast cancers show that tumoral tissues have a much higher ferritin content (mean : 4,5 times) than normal tissues. However, only 10% of patients without metastasis present raised levels of serum ferritin, whereas hyperferritinemia is observed in almost 95% of patients with liver, bone or lung metastasis.
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis
chemical_list: D005293:Ferritins
vernacular_title: Ferritine et cancer du sein.