Caeruloplasmin and transferrin as tumour markers in epidermoid carcinoma of head and neck

Estimation of ceruloplasmin and transferrin were performed on 26 subjects, 16 cases of epidermoid carcinoma of head and neck and 10 healthy controls of matched age and sex. Significant rise of ceruloplasmin was noted in patients; however, there is no relation between the duration of the neoplasm and the ceruloplasmin level. While, transferrin was insignificantly lower in cancer patients than in control