2017
New Developments in Breast Cancer and Their Impact on Daily Practice in Pathology
Li X, Oprea-Ilies G, Krishnamurti U. New Developments in Breast Cancer and Their Impact on Daily Practice in Pathology. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2017, 141: 490-498. PMID: 28353377, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2016-0288-sa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerDaily practiceBreast specimensTriple-negative breast cancerDistinct biological subsetsHER2/neu gene amplificationTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesRadioactive seed localizationAppropriate treatment groupsNovel clinical practicesNeu gene amplificationNeoadjuvant treatmentPathologic evaluationHistopathologic parametersTreatment groupsClinical practiceTherapeutic utilityBiological subsetsCancerMolecular classificationBest treatmentPathologyNew guidelinesSeed localizationGene amplification
2009
Poor prognostic significance of unamplified chromosome 17 polysomy in invasive breast carcinoma
Krishnamurti U, Hammers J, Atem F, Storto P, Silverman J. Poor prognostic significance of unamplified chromosome 17 polysomy in invasive breast carcinoma. Modern Pathology 2009, 22: 1044-1048. PMID: 19396150, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2009.61.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive breast carcinomaChromosome 17 polysomyBreast carcinomaHER2 gene amplificationBreast cancerChromosome 17 aneusomyHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) oncoproteinAdverse prognostic factorAdverse prognostic indicatorEstrogen receptor negativityTreatment of patientsHigh nuclear gradePoor prognostic significanceGene amplificationPaucity of literatureReceptor negativityMost patientsPathologic factorsPrognostic factorsPredictive factorsPrognostic significanceHistologic gradePrognostic indicatorTumor stageHER2 overexpression