Pathologic Complete Response of HER-2 Neu-Positive Invasive Ductal Carcinoma and Ductal Carcinoma In Situ following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy plus Trastuzumab: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Pathologic complete response (pCR) after NC has been consistently associated with improved outcomes. Residual DCIS after NC does not portray worse prognosis compared to complete eradication of all disease but has clinical implications regarding surgical management. We report a case of pCR of DCIS as...

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Main Authors: Sommer R. Gunia, Mita S. Patel, Eleftherios P. Mamounas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/454273