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Centrally necrotizing carcinoma of the breast: clinicopathological analysis of 33 cases indicating its basal-like phenotype and poor prognosis.
Histopathology - 1 Aug 2010
Yu Lin, Yang Wentao, Cai Xu, Shi Daren, Fan Yuezhen, Lu Hongfen
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To investigate the clinicopathological features and immunophenotype of centrally necrotizing carcinoma (CNC) of the breast to ascertain its relationship to basal-like phenotype and its prognosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: The clinical and pathological characteristics of 33 CNCs were reviewed. Immunohistochemical study of oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, HER2, cytokeratin (CK) 8/18,...
Topics
- Actins
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Breast Neoplasms
- ErbB Receptors
- Female
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Keratins
- Middle Aged
