title: Immunocytochemical determination of estrogen and progesterone receptors and flow cytometric DNA analysis of breast cancer on fine needle aspirates.
abstract: A prospective study was performed on a series of 42 patients with breast carcinoma. Immunocytochemical determination of receptors for estrogens (ER) and progesterone (PR) and flow cytometric DNA analysis (DNA-ploidy and the S-phase fraction) were performed on material obtained from fine-needle aspirates (FNA). The patients underwent subsequent surgery, and the same parameters were determined on the surgical samples. The correlation between the biochemical and the immunocytochemical methods gave for ER, r = 0.853, p < 10 (-6) and for PR, r = 0.830, p < 1.6 (-6). In addition, comparisons of FNA's with the surgical samples showed significant relationships for the DNA index (r = 0.96, p < 0.000001) and for the S-phase fraction (r = 0.88, p < 0.000001).
authors.affiliation: University of Palermo Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerche in Oncologia Clinica Istituto di Clinica e Fisiopatologia, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marrazzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bazan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taormina
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lupo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bazan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001940:Breast / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000032:analysis*; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone