Aspects of molecular phenotype and its correlations with breast cancer behaviour and taxonomy.
The assessment of breast cancer morphology remains an important element in the evaluation of prognosis and therapeutic planning for this disease. The tumour morphology reflects the molecular profile that produced it and consequently each can be predictive of the other.
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Academic Unit of Pathology, Leeds University, c/o Department of Histopathology, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK. Andrew.hanby@leedsth.nhs.uk
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D018275:Carcinoma, Lobular / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005784:Gene Amplification; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D019398:Genes, BRCA1; D024522:Genes, BRCA2; D018734:Genes, erbB-2; D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D010641:Phenotype; D011379:Prognosis