[Regulation of ceruloplasmin activity in oncogynecological diseases]

Serum ceruloplasmih (CP) and anti-CP antibody levels were studied by the oxidase method in 18 healthy women and in 86 women with gynecological tumors. The results demonstrate that: 1) Serum CP concentrations increased in endometrial and ovarian cancer, in benign ovarian tumors and to a lesser extent in mioma of uterus. 2) Serum CP antibodies were found out in both benign tumors and cancer cases. 3) There was positive linear correlation between serum levels of CP and anti-CP-antibodies in endometrial and ovarian cancers, and in benign ovarian tumors.