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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
Serum 'free thyroxine' was measured as a thyroid function index (TFI) in 238 women with early breast cancer and 107 normal controls. The mean TFI was significantly lower in the cases compared with controls. The TFI was not related to pathological stage but correlated with histological grade, with the highest values found in well-differentiated (grade I) and the lowest in anaplastic tumours (grade III). A similar result was obtained with the urinary and androsterone:aetiocholanolone (5 alpha:5 beta) ratio in that the ratio was significantly lower in patients with grade III than in those with grade I tumours. These results indicate that thyroid hormones may be involved in tumour cell differentiation. Patients with low 5 alpha/5 beta ratios had significantly faster recurrence rates than those with high ratios. A similar trend was found for the TFI. The TFI decreases after mastectomy and at 12 months after operation is still below the pre-operative basal level.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0277-5379
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1213-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Thyroid function in early breast cancer.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article