Relation Between Hormone Receptor (Enzyme-Immunoassay and Immunohistochemistry), Histologic Grade and Mammographic Findings in Patients with Primary Breast Cancer.
- Author:
Byung Chul KANG
1
;
Ki Keun OH
;
Jae Keun KIM
;
Woo Hee JUNG
;
Hy De LEE
;
Kyung Soon SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Breast cancer;
Mammography;
Hormone receptor (estrogen receptor)
- MeSH:
Breast Neoplasms*;
Breast*;
Estrogens;
Humans;
Mammography;
Receptors, Progesterone
- From:Journal of the Korean Cancer Association
1997;29(1):53-61
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the relationship between the hormone receptor status, histologic grade and, the film-mammographic findings in primary breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 198 breast cancer patients with hormonal receptor assay were included in this study. Estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) were determined by immunohistochemical method and enzyme-immunoassay. And film-mammographic findings were evaluated to disclose the relationship among the three variables (film-mmamographic findings, histologic grade and hormonal receptor status). Film- mammographic findings of the breast cancer are classified as spiculation, increased parenchymal density, calcification and mass. RESULTS: There is no correlation between estrogen receptor and histologic grade in 154 patients. Some correlation between estrogen receptor by enzyme-immunoassay and by immunohistochemistrical methods with 28 available data were observed (R=0.428). Among high estrogen receptor (ER) patients, there is a high possibility of spiculation or mass in mammography with 79 available data (Modified t-test, P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Spiculation or/and mass of the mammography can be related to the high possibile factor of the positive estrogen receptor or high level of estrogen receptor in primary breast cancer.
