Specific morphological features predictive for the basal phenotype in grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma of breast.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2559.2006.02453.x

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Specific morphological features predictive for the basal phenotype in grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma of breast.

Histopathology - 1 Jul 2006

Fulford L G, Easton D F, Reis-Filho J S, Sofronis A, Gillett C E, Lakhani S R, Hanby A

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AIMS: Cytokeratin (CK) 14, a myoepithelial marker, is also expressed in a proportion of breast carcinomas. There is evidence that these tumours show a differing metastatic pattern and clinical outcome from other invasive ductal carcinomas (IDCs) and may need different management. Currently, they...

Topics

Biomarkers, Tumor
Breast Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Keratin-14
Keratins
Neoplasms, Basal Cell
Phenotype

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