Article
A comprehensive morphological study for basal-like breast carcinomas with comparison to nonbasal-like carcinomas.
Diagnostic pathology - 20 Oct 2012
Cakir Asli, Gonul Ipek Isik, Uluoglu Omer
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Breast carcinomas can be classified into five subtypes based on gene expression profiling or immunohistochemical characteristics. Among these subtypes, basal-like breast carcinomas (BLBCs) are one of the most studied group, due to their poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalance, morphological and immunohistochemical features of BLBCs, in Turkish population. METHODS: Five...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Breast Neoplasms
- Carcinoma
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Female
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunophenotyping
- Incidence
