Immunohistologic evaluation of invasion-associated proteases in breast carcinoma.
Visscher D, Sarkar F, LoRusso P, Sakr W, Ottosen S, Wykes S, Crissman J. Immunohistologic evaluation of invasion-associated proteases in breast carcinoma. Modern Pathology 1993, 6: 302-6. PMID: 8346178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsCathepsin DFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryNeoplasm InvasivenessPrognosisRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUrokinase-Type Plasminogen ActivatorConceptsBreast carcinomaUrokinase-type plasminogen activatorShort-term recurrence-free survivalCathepsin DNode-positive patientsRecurrence-free survivalProteolytic enzyme expressionHeterogeneous staining patternFree survivalImmunohistologic evaluationMetastatic diseasePositive patientsInflammatory cellsNeoplastic epitheliumExtracellular matrix dissolutionSystematic metastasisClinical aggressivenessMost tumorsTumor componentsMetastatic capacityCryostat sectionsCarcinomaMonoclonal antibodiesStaining patternPlasminogen activator