2022
AMACR Expression is a Potential Diagnostic Marker in Apocrine Lesions of Breast, and is Associated with High Histologic Grade and Lymph Node Metastases in Some Invasive Apocrine Breast Cancers
Lerner G, Tang H, Singh K, Golestani R, St Claire S, Humphrey P, Lannin D, Janostiak R, Harigopal M. AMACR Expression is a Potential Diagnostic Marker in Apocrine Lesions of Breast, and is Associated with High Histologic Grade and Lymph Node Metastases in Some Invasive Apocrine Breast Cancers. Clinical Breast Cancer 2022, 23: 199-210. PMID: 36577560, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2022.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive ductal carcinomaTriple-negative breast cancerHigh histologic gradeApocrine differentiationAMACR expressionEstrogen receptorApocrine DCISER-/PRHistologic gradeProgesterone receptorApocrine featuresBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) statusLack of ERDistant metastasis-free survivalDiagnostic markerInitial N stageLack estrogen receptorApocrine breast cancerLymph node metastasisNegative breast cancerAndrogen receptor mRNACoA racemase expressionBenign breast tissueBreast cancer cohort
1998
Racial Differences in Breast Cancer in a Rural Population: Comparison of Cytologic Nuclear Grade, Other Prognostic Factors, and Outcomes for Tumors Diagnosed by Fine‐Needle Aspiration Biopsy
Thomas P, Raab S, Lannin D, Slagel D, Silverman J. Racial Differences in Breast Cancer in a Rural Population: Comparison of Cytologic Nuclear Grade, Other Prognostic Factors, and Outcomes for Tumors Diagnosed by Fine‐Needle Aspiration Biopsy. The Breast Journal 1998, 4: 104-111. DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.1998.420104.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFine-needle aspiration biopsyAfrican American patientsPrognostic factorsUnfavorable prognostic factorBreast cancerAfrican American womenCaucasian patientsNuclear gradeAspiration biopsyCaucasian counterpartsFavorable prognostic factorBreast cancer experienceRacial differencesNeedle aspiration biopsyCytologic nuclear gradeTumor sizeHistologic gradeTumor featuresSurvival disadvantagePatientsTumor typesCancer experienceCancerSmall sample sizeCaucasians