Elevated prolactin levels in bronchogenic carcinoma

Elevated prostaglandin E2 levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with bronchogenic carcinoma.

Understanding local pulmonary immunoregulatory mechanism(s) in patients with carcinoma of the lung is an important step towards the development of innovative methods of treatment. Prostaglandin E2 plays an integral role in immunoregulation. Therefore, we evaluated PGE2 concentrations in BALF from 18 patients with bronchogenic carcinoma, compared to that from six patients with pulmonary diseases...

Editorials: elevated plasma calcitonin as a marker for bronchogenic carcinoma.

he observation of ectopic synthesis and secretion polypeptide hormones by nonendo, tumors has been reported with increasing frequency in the past decade. Carcinomas of the lung have been particularly versatile in this regard. Reports have included corticotropin ( adrenocorticotropic hormone) and vasopressin found in some oat-cell carcinomas, gonadotropins predominantly in large-cell carcinomas,...

Survival in Bronchogenic Carcinoma

COMMUNICATIONSTO THE EDITOR 901 dosis to activity and generalization of the disease seems distinct. Positive tonsillar specimens were fewer than had been reported, but even lower figures have been quoted. These differences might be due to differences in selecting patients, and taking and processing biopsies. In tonsillar specimens, granulomas were sparsely located. Therefore, in some of our cas...

Bronchogenic Carcinoma in Women.

Serum prolactin levels are elevated also after pseudoepileptic seizures

The aim of the study was to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and the predictive values of repeated serum prolactin measurements in relation to epileptic seizures versus pseudoseizures. The method used was prospective measuring of serum prolactin from blood samples drawn (1) 15 min after seizure and (2) 2 hr after the first sample. Two parameters were used: the absolute maximal level; and t...