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Title |
Estrogen and progesterone receptor testing in breast carcinoma: concordance of results between local and reference laboratories in Brazil
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Published in |
Sao Paulo Medical Journal, September 2011
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DOI | 10.1590/s1516-31802011000400007 |
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Authors |
Sheila Cristina Lordelo Wludarski, Lisandro Ferreira Lopes, Ívison Xavier Duarte, Filomena Marino Carvalho, Lawrence Weiss, Carlos Eduardo Bacchi |
Abstract |
Breast cancer accounts for approximately one quarter of all cancers in females. Estrogen and progesterone receptor testing has become an essential part of the clinical evaluation of breast carcinoma patients, and accurate results are critical in identifying patients who may benefit from hormone therapy. The present study had the aim of investigating the concordance of the results from hormone receptor tests between a reference laboratory and local (or community) laboratories in Brazil. |