High sensitivity and specificity of immunohistochemistry for the detection of hormone receptors in breast carcinoma: Comparison with biochemical determination in a prospective study of 793 cases

Histopathology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 536-545

  Zafrani, B ^a   Aubriot, M H ^a   Mouret, E ^a   De Cremoux P ^a   De Rycke, Y ^a   Nicolas, A ^a   Boudou, E ^a   Vincent Salomon, A ^a   Magdelenat H ^a   Sastre Garau, X ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Biochemical assay; Breast carcinoma; Hormone receptors; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RELIABILITY;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034490760     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2000.01006.x     Document Type: Article

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