Differential diagnosis of serous papillary carcinoma of the gynaecological tract and basal breast carcinoma: an immunohistochemical approach.

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AIMS: There is a high frequency of serous gynaecological and basal breast cancers in patients with germline BRCA1 mutations. These patients often undergo prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomies, where small tumours may be identified in which morphological distinction between primary serous and metastatic basal breast cancer may be problematic. These two cancer types share similar molecular genetics and have...

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