title: Cytometric prognostic parameters in breast cancer.
abstract: Prognostic parameters were examined in a retrospective survey of 730 cases of overt distant metastasis-free invasive breast cancer. A multivariate combination of cytometric and clinical parameters allowed the stratification of patients into five prognostic categories. In the low-risk group the distant recurrence rate was only 3.3%, In the highest risk group 57%. We conclude that cytometric parameters can increase the precision of prognostic evaluation in invasive breast cancers, and thus aid in decisions.
authors.affiliation: GSF-Forschungszentrum, Institut für Pathologie Oberschleissheim, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aubele
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Auer
authors.lastname: Höfler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D004171:Diploidy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm