Estrogen and progesterone hormone receptor status in breast carcinoma: Comparison of immunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-150

  Radhika, K ^a   Prayaga, A ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Estrogen receptors: estrogen; Immunocytochemistry; Immunohistochemistry; Progesterone receptors: progesterone

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PEROXIDASE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; PROGNOSIS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77952629014     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.63006     Document Type: Article

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