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Immunohistochemically determined estrogen receptor phenotype remains stable in recurrent and metastatic breast cancer.
American journal of clinical pathology - 1 Dec 2008
Gomez-Fernandez Carmen, Daneshbod Yahya, Nassiri Mehdi, Milikowski Clara, Alvarez Consuelo, Nadji Mehrdad
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We evaluated the estrogen receptor (ER) phenotype of recurrent and/or metastatic breast cancers and compared it with the ER status of the primary tumor in 278 cases. All patients had undergone surgical excision of the primary tumor, followed by observation only or treatment modalities that included radiation and/or chemotherapy or hormonal therapy. The immunohistochemical expression of ER was evaluated by using...
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