Breast cancer primary tumor ER expression pattern predicts its expression concordance in matched synchronous lymph node metastases
Abstract Background Estrogen receptor (ER) expression is important for treatment selection and prognostication of breast cancer patients. Although the metastases are the main targets of endocrine therapy, ER status is often based on the primary tumor. However, ER expression in breast cancer primary...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-5217-5 |