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ArticleCancer diagnosis & prognosis

Clinical, Histopathological, and Immunohistochemical Characteristics of Predictive Biomarkers of Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Study.

Petros Papalexis, Vasiliki Epameinondas Georgakopoulou, Dimitrios Keramydas, Romanos Vogiatzis, Chrysoula Taskou, Fragiski Anthouli Anagnostopoulou, Aphrodite Nonni, Andreas C Lazaris, George C Zografos, Nikolaos Kavantzas and 1 more

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Petros PapalexisFirst Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Vasiliki Epameinondas GeorgakopoulouDepartment of Pathophysiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios KeramydasFirst Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Romanos VogiatzisUniversity Hospital Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Chrysoula TaskouMidwifery Department, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Fragiski Anthouli AnagnostopoulouDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Aphrodite NonniFirst Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Andreas C LazarisFirst Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
George C ZografosDepartment of Propedeutic Surgery, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos KavantzasFirst Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Georgia Eleni ThomopoulouCytopathology Department, "Attikon" University General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background/Aim: Breast cancer is a complex disease with variability in clinical manifestation, response to current therapy, and biochemical and histological features among various subgroups. Histologic grading and immuno-histochemical evaluation of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2), and Ki-67 proliferation index play a crucial role in increasing the differential diagnostic value among various types of breast carcinoma. The aim of this study was to determine the histopathological and immuno-histochemical characteristics of breast tumors from a University Laboratory of Pathology in Greece. Patients and Methods: The study included female patients over 18 years of age, whose histopathological and immunohistochemical reports were stored in the archives of the First Department of Pathology of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The study involved 197 female patients with a median age of 70 years and median tumor size of 2.6 cm. Results: Most tumors were located at the left breast and ductal carcinoma was the most common histologic type (35.5%). Most tumors had histologic grade 2 (106, 53.8%), and were classified as TNM stage IIA (65, 33%). Most grade 1 and 2 tumors exhibited high expression of PR, whereas most grade 3 tumors had no PR expression. Moreover, patients with triple-negative cancer presented with grades 2 and 3 at a lower percentage compared to patients without a triple-negative phenotype (p=0.001). Conclusion: The study provided valuable insights into the histopathological and immuno-histochemical characteristics involved in the development and progression of breast cancer.

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biomarkersBreast cancerductal carcinomae-cadherinERHER-2histological featureshistopathological subtypesimmunohistochemistryKi-67lobular carcinomamolecular subtypespathologyPRpredictivetriple-negative cancer

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PMCPMC11062156

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