Abstract
Aims: We examined the relationship between apoptosis and three different major stages of human breast carcinoma: intraductal carcinoma (DCIS), infiltrating duct carcinoma (IDC) and metastatic carcinoma in lymph nodes. We also determined the correlation between apoptosis and oestrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and p53. Methods and results: The study investigates the extent of apoptosis in 63 breast carcinomas by in-situ endlabelling, in formalin-fixed, paraffin-processed tissue sections. The 63 breast carcinomas, included 22 DCISs, 26 IDCs, three infiltrating lobular carcinomas (ILC) and 12 metastatic lymph nodes. The apoptotic labelling index was higher in DCIS than IDC and metastatic carcinoma (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 534-539 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Histopathology |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Apoptosis
- Oestrogen receptor
- p53
- Progesterone receptor
- TUNEL
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anatomy
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Cell Biology