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Diagnostic values of copper, zinc and copperzinc ratio compared to histopatho-logical examination in patients with breast tumors
Joint Authors
Haddad, Nizar S.
Haddad, Hanaa H.
al-Alawi, Wasan M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 2 (30 Sep. 2010), pp.107-110, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Medicine
Publication Date
2010-09-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Trace elements copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) have a role in many biochemical reaction as micro source, their metabolism are profoundly altered in neoplastic diseases and since breast cancer rank the first of female cancers, this study aims to evaluate the diagnostic significance of copper / zinc ratio in 70 patients with breast tumor and compared to the grade and histopathological examination.
result had been shown that there is significant difference in level of zinc and copper and copper / zinc ratio between benign and malignant tumor and this difference persist to be present between different grade of malignant breast tumor and it had been found that copper / zinc ratio have diagnostic significance of 78.5% in discriminating between benign and malignant tissue and this had been increased to about 95.1% in differentiating between grade of malignant breast neoplasm.
So we conclude that copper / zinc ratio is higher in malignant breast tissue and could be a better indicator of grade of cancer.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Haddad, Nizar S.& Haddad, Hanaa H.& al-Alawi, Wasan M.. 2010. Diagnostic values of copper, zinc and copperzinc ratio compared to histopatho-logical examination in patients with breast tumors. Basrah Journal of Surgery،Vol. 16, no. 2, pp.107-110.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Haddad, Nizar S.…[et al.]. Diagnostic values of copper, zinc and copperzinc ratio compared to histopatho-logical examination in patients with breast tumors. Basrah Journal of Surgery Vol. 16, no. 2 (Sep. 2010), pp.107-110.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-265457
American Medical Association (AMA)
Haddad, Nizar S.& Haddad, Hanaa H.& al-Alawi, Wasan M.. Diagnostic values of copper, zinc and copperzinc ratio compared to histopatho-logical examination in patients with breast tumors. Basrah Journal of Surgery. 2010. Vol. 16, no. 2, pp.107-110.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-265457
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 110
Record ID
BIM-265457