1.Estrogen and progesterone hormone receptor status in pre-menopausal and postmenopausal women with invasive ductal carcinoma in a private tertiary hospital in Cebu City, Philippines: A retrospective study.
Remille April Cecilia P. Rocacurva ; Stephen Sixto Siguan
Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties 2022;77(1):8-14
OBJECTIVE:
This study was conducted to determine the difference
of hormone receptor status between pre-menopausal and postmenopausal women diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma in
the local setting.
METHODS:
This retrospective descriptive study used data gathered
from chart review of premenopausal and postmenopausal female
patients diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma by tissue biopsy
and underwent determination of hormone receptor status (estrogen
and progesterone receptor) by immunohistochemical staining (ICA)
using biopsy samples taken from June 2016 to December 2019 at
Cebu Velez General Hospital, Cebu City. The significance of the
difference in the hormone receptor status with menopausal status
was analyzed using Fisher’s exact test.
RESULTS:
Comparing the two groups, 25 (60%) of the pre-menopausal
women and 37 (73%) of the post-menopausal women were determined
as hormone sensitive, while 17 (40%) pre-menopausal women and 14
(27%) post-menopausal women were hormone resistant. The Fisher’s
exact test did not detect a statistically significant difference in the
hormone receptor status of pre-menopausal and post-menopausal
breast cancer patients.
CONCLUSION
There is no significant difference on the hormonal
receptor status among pre-menopausal and post-menopausal women
diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma. Thus, the need for hormone
receptor status determination in these patients should be emphasized
to aid in proper diagnosis, prognostication, and treatment planning.

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