Abstract
Tissue specimens from 55 female patients with benign breast disease were assayed for estrogen receptor. Twenty-one of 55 patients (38%) had tumors which contained significant amounts of estrogen receptor (<10 femtomoles/mg protein). Fibroadenomas possessed estrogen receptor more frequently than fibroystic disease or other benign breast tumors. Estrogen receptor positively did not correlate with laterality of the tumor; location or size of the largest nodule. Patients with estrogen receptor positive tumors had a mean age of 26.9 years compared to 36.4 years for patients with estrogen receptor negative tumors which were estrogen receptor positive compared to zero of 8 postmenopausal patients (p<0.05).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 228-231 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Cancer |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1979 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research