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Title: APPLICATION OF IMMIJNOPEROXIDASE TECHNIQUE FOR DETECTION OF OESTROGEN RECEPTORS IN BREAST CANCER TISSUE
Authors: Sajjad Ahmed , N.A. Jafarey
Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association
Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.
Country: Pakistan
Year: 1988
Volume: 38
Issue: 3
Language: English
Abstract
Oestrogen receptors (ER) status of 50 cases of carcinoma breast was determined with peroxidase antiperoxidase (PAP) technique, on paraffin embedded tissue. 30/50 cases were ER +ve and 20/50 were ER —ye. After an 18 months follow up there was a significant difference in the survival of ER+ve and ER—ye cases with the former doing much better. This has prognostic significance. Routine use of ER detection by this method can be of great assistance to the clinician treating carcinoma breast
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