Characteristics and treatment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive breast cancer: 43,485 cases from the National Cancer Database treated in 2010 and 2011
Killelea BK, Chagpar AB, Horowitz NR, Lannin DR. Characteristics and treatment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive breast cancer: 43,485 cases from the National Cancer Database treated in 2010 and 2011. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 213: 426-432. PMID: 27769548, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularChemotherapy, AdjuvantDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansIncidenceInflammatory Breast NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMastectomyMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessPaget's Disease, MammaryRacial GroupsReceptor, ErbB-2United StatesConceptsHER2-positive tumorsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor-2-positive breast cancerNational Cancer DatabasePositive breast cancerPositive tumorsBreast cancerCancer DatabaseHER2-negative tumorsInvasive breast cancerAmerican Cancer SocietyAsian/Pacific IslandersNon-Hispanic whitesBreast preservationPositive nodesHER2 positivityLymphovascular invasionNegative tumorsTumor sizeHER2 statusTreatment characteristicsCancer casesCancer SocietyAmerican CollegeTumorsYoung women