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Contralateral breast cancer: molecular differentiation between metastasis and second primary cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 May 2001
Janschek E, Kandioler-Eckersberger D, Ludwig C, Kappel S, Wolf B, Taucher S, Rudas M, Gnant M, Jakesz R
Abstract excerpt
Previous cancer in one breast is a strong known risk factor for cancer in the contralateral breast. Differences in tumor histology and nuclear grading are applied to distinguish between a metastatic spread and a second primary cancer, although cancers of the breast often share the same histological features. Comparison of genetic alterations in paired tumors may provide the most reliable approach for discerning...
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