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Serum 2-Globulins in Breast Carcinoma

John P. Minton, MD, PhD; Michael A. Bianco, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1974;109(2):238-240.

Abstract
The serum proteins of 48 patients with adenocarcinoma of the breast were studied by electrophoresis, with particular attention to the ₂-globulin fraction, and compared with sera of 162 apparently healthy persons. The ₂-globulin fraction was elevated in 33 of 50 patients (in one of 11 with local disease and in 32 of 39 with spread beyond local nodes). The serum albumin level was depressed in 32 of 50 patients (two of 11 with local disease and 30 of 39 with spread). The ₂-globulin elevations correlated well with bone metastases. The evidence suggests that ₂-globulin levels are valuable indicators of distant metastases in breast cancer.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 2, 1974.

Read before the 31st annual meeting of the Central Surgical Association, Cincinnati, March 8, 1974.

Reprint requests to 410 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 (Dr. Minton).

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