Open AccessE-Cadherin Expression: A Diagnostic Utility for Differentiating Breast Carcinomas with Ductal and Lobular Morphologies
Author(s) -
Kanthilatha Pai,
Poornima Baliga,
Bim Prasad Shrestha
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/5755.2954
Subject(s) - cadherin , invasive lobular carcinoma , immunohistochemistry , pathology , breast cancer , invasive ductal carcinoma , medicine , lobular carcinoma , ductal carcinoma , cancer , biology , cell , genetics
The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of the E-Cadherin (EC) expression in differentiating between an infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC) and an infiltrating lobular carcinoma (ILC), the two most common forms of invasive breast carcinomas.