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Rol of galectin - 3 and matrix metalloproteinase - 9 as tumor markers in breast cancer /

Ahmed Kamal Zaki Elywa

Rol of galectin - 3 and matrix metalloproteinase - 9 as tumor markers in breast cancer / دور الجالكتين - 3 والماتريكس ميتالوبروتينار - 9 كدلالات أورام فى مرضى سرطان الثدى Ahmed Kamal Zaki Elywa ; Supervised Niveen Mostafa Elhifnawi , Mohamed Mohamed Shehata , Heba Nabil Baz - Cairo : Ahmed Kamal Zaki Elywa , 2012 - 198P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology

In Egypt , brest cancer is the most common cancer among females . Several breast cancer biomarkers have been established , but other diagnostic modalities that improve diagnostic power in combination with conventional methods are required for mangement of the disease . This study aimed at determining the reliability of Serum galectin - 3 and matrix metalloproteinase - 9 to be used as tumor markers in Egyptian breast cancer patients



Breast cancer Serum biomarkers Tumor markers