Prolactin and colorectal cancer: is there a connection?
Our results do not support the hypothesis of an ectopic prolactin production by colon adenocarcinoma. Only in a subgroup of rectal cancers, an ectopic prolactin production remains probable. At present, prolactin cannot be recommended as a tumor marker in colorectal cancer.
Women with two or more APOs before IP onset had a worse disease outcome than women with no APOs.