Multifocal breast cancers are more prevalent in BRCA2 versus BRCA1 mutation carriers

• Main Authors: Alan D McCrorie (Author), Susannah Ashfield (Author), Aislinn Begley (Author), Colin Mcilmunn (Author), Patrick J Morrison (Author), Clinton Boyd (Author), Bryony Eccles (Author), Stephanie Greville‐Heygate (Author), Ellen R Copson (Author), Ramsey I Cutress (Author), Diana M Eccles (Author), Kienan I Savage (Author), Stuart A McIntosh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Multifocal (MF)/multicentric (MC) breast cancer is generally considered to be where two or more breast tumours are present within the same breast, and is seen in ~10% of breast cancer cases. This study investigates the prevalence of multifocality/multicentricity in a cohort of BRCA1/2 mutat...