Vol. 41 (6): 1101-1107, November . December, 2015 doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2014.0460

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Serum Levels of Trace Elements in Patients with Testicular Cancers _______________________________________________ Mehmet Kaba 1, Necip Pirinççi 1, Mehmet Bilgehan Yüksel 2, İlhan Geçit 1, Mustafa Güneş 1, Murat Demir 1, HurremTuran Akkoyun 3, Halit Demir 4 Department of Urology,Faculty of Medicine,Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey; 2 Department of Urology,Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey; 3 Department of Veterinaryand HealthSciences,Çiçekdağı VocationalCollege, Ahi Evran University, Kırşehir, Turkey; 4 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Scienceand Art,Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey

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Introduction: Trace elements are primary components of biological structures; however, they can be toxic when their concentrations are higher than those needed for biological functions. Materials and Methods: In the present study serum levels of trace elements were measured in 30 patients (mean age was 26.9±11.2 years) newly diagnosed with germ cell testicular cancer and 32 healthy volunteers (mean age: 27.4±10.8) by using furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Serum samples were stored at-20ºC until assays. Results: In patients with germ cell testicular cancer, the diagnosis was seminoma in 15, mix germ cell tumor in 7, embryonal carcinoma in 4, yolk sac tumor in 2 and teratoma in 2 patients. There was stage I testicular tumor in 19 patients (63.3%) while stage II in 6 patients (20.0%), stage IIIA in 4 patients (13.3%) and stage IIIC in one patient (3.4%). It was found that serum Co, Cu, Mg and Pb levels were increased (p

Serum Levels of Trace Elements in Patients with Testicular Cancers.

Trace elements are primary components of biological structures; however, they can be toxic when their concentrations are higher than those needed for ...
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