2023
Breast Carcinoma With Tubulopapillary Features Has a Distinct Immunophenotypic and Molecular Signature: A Report of Two Tumors and Literature Review
Carrasco-Tenezaca F, Moreira-Dinzey J, Manrai P, Bearse M, Burela S, Podany P, Singh K, Pareja F, Zheng J, Muscato N, Liang Y, Zhan H, Krishnamurti U, Dolezal D, Wang J, Harigopal M. Breast Carcinoma With Tubulopapillary Features Has a Distinct Immunophenotypic and Molecular Signature: A Report of Two Tumors and Literature Review. International Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2023, 32: 1037-1045. PMID: 37908113, DOI: 10.1177/10668969231209780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast carcinomaTubulopapillary featuresHuman epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) expressionBreast cancer histologic subtypesNonmetastatic breast carcinomaTriple-negative profileHigh-grade nuclear featuresTriple-negative carcinomasHigh-grade featuresMetastatic breast carcinomaGrowth factor 2 expressionFactor 2 expressionReports of tumorsMicropapillary projectionsNeoadjuvant therapyHistologic subtypeWorse prognosisFirst tumorPoor prognosisAdditional tumorsInvasive carcinomaEstrogen receptorCarcinomaPathogenic variantsTumorsThe correlation of ESR1 genetic aberrations with estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor status in metastatic and primary estrogen receptor-positive breast carcinomas
Moreira-Dinzey J, Zhan H, Rozenblit M, Krishnamurti U, Harigopal M, Zhong M, Liang Y. The correlation of ESR1 genetic aberrations with estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor status in metastatic and primary estrogen receptor-positive breast carcinomas. Human Pathology 2023, 137: 56-62. PMID: 37127079, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic tumorsBreast carcinomaGenetic aberrationsPR statusPrimary tumorBreast cancerControl groupER/PR statusEstrogen receptor-positive breast carcinomasER-positive breast cancerER positivity rateMetastatic breast cancerProgesterone receptor statusMetastatic breast carcinomaMore liver metastasesPrimary breast carcinomaWild-type groupEstrogen receptor 1 geneReceptor 1 geneWild-type controlsLiver metastasesReceptor statusClinicopathological featuresER expressionControl tumors
2022
Evaluation of TRPS1 Expression in Pleural Effusion Cytology Specimens With Metastatic Breast Carcinoma
Wang M, Stendahl K, Cai G, Adeniran A, Harigopal M, Gilani SM. Evaluation of TRPS1 Expression in Pleural Effusion Cytology Specimens With Metastatic Breast Carcinoma. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2022, 158: 416-425. PMID: 35760555, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqac066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 1Breast originMetastatic carcinomaTRPS1 expressionBreast primaryBreast carcinomaPrimary siteMC casesMetastatic breast carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaPleural effusion cytologySyndrome type 1Cell block materialStrong nuclear expressionEffusion cytology specimensCell carcinomaUrothelial carcinomaIHC panelMalignant melanomaLung adenocarcinomaIHC stainingPositive stainingCytology specimensCarcinomaEffusion cytology