Prognosis and incidence of sex chromatin in breast cancer. A preliminary report.
Results of two studies, based on a total of 126 patients (prospective--76 cases and retrospective--50 cases), on the incidence of the sex chromatin in the cancerous tissue are presented. For evaluation of prognosis in the retrospective study with a five year follow up, sex chromatin incidence was correlated with other prognositc factors such as lymph node metastasis, the disease free interval of distant metastasis and the size of the tumor. Whereas positive significant correlation between sex chromatin incidence and a five year survival time or disease free interval of distant metastasis was observed, no correlation was seen between sex chromatin counts and lymph node metastasis or the size of the tumor.
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012728:Sex Chromatin / Q000032:analysis*