Clinicopathologic characteristics of HER2-positive pure mucinous carcinoma of the breast

• Main Authors: Yunjeong Jang (Author), Hera Jung (Author), Han-Na Kim (Author), Youjeong Seo (Author), Emad Alsharif (Author), Seok Jin Nam (Author), Seok Won Kim (Author), Jeong Eon Lee (Author), Yeon Hee Park (Author), Eun Yoon Cho (Author), Soo Youn Cho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Pure mucinous carcinoma (PMC) is a rare type of breast cancer, estimated to represent 2% of invasive breast cancer. PMC is typically positive for estrogen receptors (ER) and progesterone receptors (PR) and negative for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). The clinicopathologic...