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Clonal relatedness between lobular carcinoma in situ and synchronous malignant lesions.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 9 Jul 2012
Andrade Victor P, Ostrovnaya Irina, Seshan Venkatraman E, Morrogh Mary, Giri Dilip, Olvera Narciso, De Brot Marina, Morrow Monica, Begg Colin B, King Tari A
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INTRODUCTION: Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) has been accepted as a marker of risk for the development of invasive breast cancer, yet modern models of breast carcinogenesis include LCIS as a precursor of low-grade carcinomas. We provide evidence favoring a clonal origin for LCIS and synchronous estrogen receptor-positive malignant lesions of the ductal and lobular phenotype. METHODS: Patients with prior LCIS...
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