[Possibility of using tumor markers, pituitary gonadotropic hormones and prolactin in the diagnosis of breast cancer].

The levels of gonadotropic hormones, prolactin, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and ferritin were measured in 111 females (52--cancer, 32--benign tumors and 27--healthy controls in menopause). Radioimmunologic study showed a significant increase in prolactin, CEA and ferritin levels in patients with T1-2N0M0 breast tumors.