title: Serum anti - TPO levels in benign and malignant breast tumors.
abstract: Breast cancer is a hormone dependent neoplasm. Conflicting results regarding the clinical correlation between breast cancer and thyroid diseases have been reported. The objective of this study was to determine the association of anti - TPO levels in patients having complaints of a lump in breast. Serum samples and Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) samples were collected from 31 female patients with a lump in breast between the age group of 20-75 years. 31 age matched normal healthy controls were also examined for the same parameters. Serum samples were analyzed for its anti - TPO levels. FNAC reports confirmed patients as having duct cell carcinoma. They had raised serum anti - TPO levels compared to controls. FNAC results of others (n=26) were reported as fibroadenoma whose anti - TPO levels were less than the controls.
authors.affiliation: Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Sreepuram, Narketpally, Nalgonda, 508254 Andhra Pradesh India.
authors.lastname: Sabitha
authors.lastname: Suneetha
authors.forename: Shruti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.forename: Pragna
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rao
keywords: Breast cancer; FNAC; anti — TPO