Evaluating the Utility of Trefoil Factor 1 as a Mammary-Specific Immunostain Compared and in Conjunction With GATA-3 and Mammaglobin in the Distinction Between Carcinoma of Breast and Lung
Author(s) -
J. Mitchell Wells,
Paula S. Ginter,
Yifang Liu,
Zhengming Chen,
Navneet Narula,
Sandra J. Shin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of clinical pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1943-7722
pISSN - 0002-9173
DOI - 10.1309/ajcpc7fa3ihypepf
Subject(s) - mammaglobin , medicine , breast carcinoma , carcinoma , mammary carcinoma , mammary gland , lung , pathology , immunostaining , oncology , breast cancer , immunohistochemistry , cancer
The distinction between metastatic breast carcinomas (BCs) and primary lung carcinomas (PLCs) can be difficult. This study tested the utility of trefoil factor 1 (TFF1) for this purpose and compared it with mammaglobin and GATA protein binding 3 (GATA-3).
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