Breast Carcinoma – A Comparative Study of Immunohistochemistry and Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization for Her-2 Assessment and Association of ER, PR, HER-2 and Ki-67 Expression with Clinico-Pathological Parameters
نویسنده : Sajitha K; Meenakshi Arumugam; Jayaprakash Shetty; Reshma A Shetty; Ritu Asnani; Prashanth Shetty
تاریخ انتشار : 1402/01/05
Methods: This study was conducted on 34 female carcinoma breast specimens,
including core biopsies and mastectomies. Each case underwent histopathological and
immunohistochemical studies for (Estrogen Receptor) ER, (Progesterone Receptor)
PR, (Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2) HER-2, and Ki-67. In addition, FISH
was done on all the samples to detect Her2 gene amplification.
Results: The overall concordance between the two tests was 79.41% while the
concordance between the two tests in equivocal cases, was 14.3%. ER/PR expression
and HER-2 amplification were inversely associated. Also, Ki-67 expression was not
associated with the side size of the lesion, lymphovascular invasion, and lymph node
metastasis. Age less than 50 at presentation and infiltrating ductal carcinoma
histological type showed increased proliferation index.
Conclusion: The highest concordance between FISH and IHC was noted in IHC positive
and negative cases, whereas IHC equivocal cases showed low concordance. FISH accurately
determines the assessment of HER2 expressions in equivocal cases.