title: [Correlations between tumor size and serum haptoglobin level in patients with malignant melanoma of the choroid (author's transl)].
abstract: In 18 patients with malignant melanoma of the choroid the serum haptoglobin level before, and the size of the tumor after enucleation were examined. It may be assumed that there is a correlation between tumor size and haptoglobin level.
mesh_terms: D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D006242:Haptoglobins
vernacular_title: Beziehungen zwischen Tumorgrösse und Serumhaptoglobinwerten bei malignen Melanomen der Aderhaut.