2005
Remarkably High Frequency of EGFR Expression in Breast Carcinomas with Squamous Differentiation
Bossuyt V, Fadare O, Martel M, Ocal IT, Burtness B, Moinfar F, Leibl S, Tavassoli FA. Remarkably High Frequency of EGFR Expression in Breast Carcinomas with Squamous Differentiation. International Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2005, 13: 319-327. PMID: 16273187, DOI: 10.1177/106689690501300403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBone NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, AdenosquamousCarcinoma, Squamous CellCarcinosarcomaCell DifferentiationErbB ReceptorsFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryKeratinsLung NeoplasmsLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorDisease-free survivalSquamous differentiationBreast carcinomaEstrogen receptorLymph nodesHER2 statusTissue microarrayEGFR expressionFull axillary lymph node dissectionAxillary lymph node dissectionLymph node positive breast carcinomaNode-positive breast carcinomaHuman epidermal growth factor receptorEGFR-negative tumorsLymph node dissectionPositive lymph nodesLymph node statusPositive breast carcinomaEGFR-positive tumorsEGFR-positive tumor cellsGrowth factor receptorNode dissectionEGFR positivityDistant metastasis
2004
Improved method for the detection of cytokeratin 19-positive cells in the peripheral blood of breast cancer patients
Alvero AB, Burtness BA, Ercan AG, Sapi E. Improved method for the detection of cytokeratin 19-positive cells in the peripheral blood of breast cancer patients. Laboratory Investigation 2004, 84: 658-661. PMID: 15105816, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsQuantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionCancer patientsDisease-free survivalReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionDetection of cytokeratinClinical parametersPeripheral bloodPolymerase chain reactionCytokeratin 19PatientsTumor cellsChain reactionImproved assayAssaysCellsTherapyCytokeratinBlood