AI Article Synopsis
- Researchers studied thirty-one premenopausal breast cancer patients post-mastectomy to evaluate plasma prolactin levels.
- A significant correlation was found between the size of the tumor and the levels of plasma prolactin, even after accounting for age and number of pregnancies.
- The prolactin levels measured did not indicate any signs of metastatic disease, implying they may not reflect the overall tumor burden.
Article Abstract
In thirty-one premenopausal patients with carcinoma of the breast the plasma prolactin was measured after mastectomy. A highly significant correlation between tumour size and plasma prolactin levels (p less than 0.002) was observed after adjustment for age at diagnosis and parity. At the time of the prolactin determination no clinical signs of metastatic disease were evident, suggesting that the prolactin levels were unrelated to the tumour burden.
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