title: Quantitative immunohistochemistry of estrogen and progesterone receptor positivity in ovarian tumors : a rapid and reliable stereological approach.
abstract: Several assays exist to determine receptor status in ovarian cancers, like radio ligand binding assays, biochemical analysis, and even Northern blotting. However, patholo- gists generally prefer to judge the presence of biological markers in the context of tissue architecture, using immunohistochemistry (IHC). This allows for a better appreciation of exactly what in a tumor is positive for staining, and what is not.
authors.affiliation: Department of Quantitative Pathology, Academisch Ziekenhuis VrijeUniversiteit De Boelelaan, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Meijer
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Diest
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brugghe
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Baak