Open AccessQuick score of hormone receptor status of breast carcinoma: Correlation with the other clinicopathological prognostic parameters
Author(s) -
Lakmini Mudduwa
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.48906
Subject(s) - hormone receptor , estrogen receptor , breast carcinoma , progesterone receptor , medicine , nottingham prognostic index , immunohistochemistry , oncology , hormone , receptor , oestrogen receptor , gynecology , breast cancer , pathology , cancer
Immunohistochemical assessment of the hormone receptor status of breast carcinoma is a routine investigation. However, there is no worldwide consensus on the scoring system. The Quick Score is claimed to be a reliable scoring system, which assesses both the proportion of stained cells and the intensity of staining.