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Malignant effusions in recurrent breast cancer: steroid hormone receptor analysis of effusion fluid derived cells.

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McCarty, KS; Wortman, J; Moore, JO; Rundles, RW
Published in: Cancer
April 1, 1980

Estrogen and progesterone receptor determination in breast cancer is of significance in determining a patient's potential response to hormonal manipulation. One practical limitation to this procedure has been availability of material for receptor assay. We describe 12 patients in whom quantitative estrogen and/or progesterone receptor analysis was accomplished utilizing tumor cells obtained from malignant effusions. The ability to obtain quantitative steroid receptor data on material derived from malignant effusions provides an effective source for this important biochemical parameter in patients in whom no other tumor tissue is available for study.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Cancer

DOI

ISSN

0008-543X

Publication Date

April 1, 1980

Volume

45

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1609 / 1614

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Receptors, Progesterone
  • Receptors, Estrogen
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Female
  • Exudates and Transudates
  • Charcoal
 

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McCarty, K. S., Wortman, J., Moore, J. O., & Rundles, R. W. (1980). Malignant effusions in recurrent breast cancer: steroid hormone receptor analysis of effusion fluid derived cells. Cancer, 45(7), 1609–1614. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19800401)45:7<1609::aid-cncr2820450716>3.0.co;2-6
McCarty, K. S., J. Wortman, J. O. Moore, and R. W. Rundles. “Malignant effusions in recurrent breast cancer: steroid hormone receptor analysis of effusion fluid derived cells.Cancer 45, no. 7 (April 1, 1980): 1609–14. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19800401)45:7<1609::aid-cncr2820450716>3.0.co;2-6.
McCarty KS, Wortman J, Moore JO, Rundles RW. Malignant effusions in recurrent breast cancer: steroid hormone receptor analysis of effusion fluid derived cells. Cancer. 1980 Apr 1;45(7):1609–14.
McCarty, K. S., et al. “Malignant effusions in recurrent breast cancer: steroid hormone receptor analysis of effusion fluid derived cells.Cancer, vol. 45, no. 7, Apr. 1980, pp. 1609–14. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19800401)45:7<1609::aid-cncr2820450716>3.0.co;2-6.
McCarty KS, Wortman J, Moore JO, Rundles RW. Malignant effusions in recurrent breast cancer: steroid hormone receptor analysis of effusion fluid derived cells. Cancer. 1980 Apr 1;45(7):1609–1614.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cancer

DOI

ISSN

0008-543X

Publication Date

April 1, 1980

Volume

45

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1609 / 1614

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Receptors, Progesterone
  • Receptors, Estrogen
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Female
  • Exudates and Transudates
  • Charcoal