Clinical and pathological analyses of estrogan receptor and progestin recetor expressions in bilateral breast cancer / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the relationship between clinical and pathological features in order to observe estrogen and progestin receptor(ER and PR) expressions in bilateral primary breast cancer(BPBC). Methods ER and PR expressions in 29 cases of BPBC from 1990 to 2003 and the clinical and pathological features were analyzed retrospectively. Results ER and PR positive expressions were 53 2% and 41 2% in unilateral breast cancer, but 69% and 51% in first primary cancer of BPBC, and 65% and 41 3% in second primary cancer of BPBC, respectively. Invasive lobular carcinoma(ILC) was 11 6% in unilateral breast cancer and 34 4% in first cancer of BPBC and 41.3% in second primary cancer of BPBC. Status of lymph nodes in unilateral breast cancer was similar to that in BPBC. Conclusion There is higher ER expression in BPBC than that in unilateral breast cancer. ILC is significantly related to the carcinogenesis of BPBC. The status of lymph nodes is not related to BPBC.