[Steroid balance in breast cancers of varying histological structure].

Patients with breast cancer in stage I--II of various histological structure showed varied hormonal disturbances. In adenocarcinoma a high level of classic estrogens or total phenolsteroids was noted. In low differentiated cancers (solid, scirrhus) the values of estrogens excretion were considerably lower, but, if correlated with other hormones (androsterone), a relative hyperestrogenization is observed. Scirrhous cancers are characterized by the increased 17-ketogenic steroids excretion. The character of hormonal disturbances concomitant with the predominant development of certain breast tumor structures (adenocarcinoma, solid cancer, scirrhus) is identical for the patients being in their reproductive and menopausal period.