HER2 expression estrogen and progesterone receptors and their relationship with clinicalpathological characteristics in Uruguayan patients with breast cancer
Keywords:
BREAST NEOPLASMS, RECEPTOR erbB-2, ESTROGEN RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE RECEPTORS
Abstract
Introduction: breast cancer, the main cause of death of Uruguayan women, is an heterogeneous disease. Study of the tumoral expression of the Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor-2 (HER2), the estrogen receptor and the progesterone receptor enables the recognition of sub-types with different clinical, and pathological characteristics and evolution.
Objectives: to learn about the HER2, estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor tumoral expression profile and their relationship with clinical-pathological characteristics in Uruguayan patients with breast cancer.
Method: we reviewed the medical record of patients who underwent surgery for invasive breast cancer within a two year period, and we selected those who had determination of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and HER2 through immune-histochemestry. We compared the expression profile of these markers with the age at the time of diagnosis, the histological type and degree and the pathological status.
Results: we selected 197 patients with the following characteristics: average age: 55 years old, ductal carcinoma: 85%, histological degree 1-2: 59%; stage I-II: 75%, axillary metastasis: 51%, progesterone receptor/estrogen receptors+ (RE/RP+): 78%, HER2+: 10%. Three subtypes were defined: HER2- RE/RP+ (73%), HER2+ (10%) and triple negative (TN) (17%). Subtypes TN and HER2+ were associated with a greater histological degree (GH) (p<0,05) and the TN with lower age at the time of diagnosis than the HER2-, RE/RP+ subtype.
Conclusions: the percentage of patients with HER2+ subtype invasive breast cancer (10%) is lower than the one reported in others studies. In accordance with previous studies, TN and HER2+ subtypes correlated with less differentiated tumors and TN subtype occurred in younger patients.
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Delgado L, Fresco R, Santander G, Aguiar S, Camejo N, Ferrero L, González V, Heinzen S, Martínez A, Mauriz S, Meyer C, Sena G, Spera G, Ubillos L, Xavier F, Deneo H, Aghazarian M, Rodríguez R, Sabini G. HER2 expression estrogen and progesterone receptors and their relationship with clinicalpathological characteristics in Uruguayan patients with breast cancer. Rev. Méd. Urug. [Internet]. 2010Sep.30 [cited 2024Nov.17];26(3):145-53. Available from: http://www2.rmu.org.uy/ojsrmu311/index.php/rmu/article/view/419
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