Immunohistochemical assessment for estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor status in breast cancer: Analysis for a cut-off point as the predictor for endocrine therapy

Yoshinari Ogawa1, Takuya Moriya2, Yasuyuki Kato3, Mitsue Oguma2, Katsumi Ikeda4, Tsutomua Takashima3, Bunzo Nakata3, Tetsuro Ishikawa3, Kosei Hirakawa3
1Department of Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima-Hondori, Miyakojima-ku, 534-0021, Osaka, Japan
2Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Japan
3Department of Surgical Oncology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
4Department of Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan

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