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[[Image:Breast_cancer.JPG|thumb|300px|Breast cancer at [[cut-up]]. (WC/John Hayman)]]
The article deals with '''invasive [[breast]] cancer''' and the evaluation of hormone receptor & HER2 status.  Non-invasive breast cancer is dealt with in ''[[non-invasive breast cancer]]''.
The article deals with '''invasive [[breast]] cancer''' and the evaluation of hormone receptor & HER2 status.  Non-invasive breast cancer is dealt with in ''[[non-invasive breast cancer]]''.


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*[[Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast|Invasive ductal carinoma]], not otherwise specified.
*[[Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast|Invasive ductal carinoma]], not otherwise specified.
*[[Invasive lobular carcinoma]].
*[[Invasive lobular carcinoma]].
*Invasive cribriform carcinoma.
*[[Invasive cribriform carcinoma of the breast|Invasive cribriform carcinoma]].
*[[Invasive papillary carcinoma of the breast|Invasive papillary carcinoma]].
*[[Invasive papillary carcinoma of the breast|Invasive papillary carcinoma]].
*[[Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast|Invasive micropapillary carcinoma]].
*[[Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast|Invasive micropapillary carcinoma]].
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Epithelial tumours seen in the [[salivary gland]]:
Epithelial tumours seen in the [[salivary gland]]:
*[[Adenoid cystic carcinoma]].
*[[Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast]].
*[[Acinic cell carcinoma]].
*[[Acinic cell carcinoma]].
*[[Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma]].
*[[Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma]].
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Papillary:
Papillary:
*[[Intraductal papilloma|Papilloma]].
*[[Intraductal papilloma of the breast|Papilloma]].
*Atypical papilloma.
*Atypical papilloma.
*Intraductal papillary carcinoma.
*Intraductal papillary carcinoma.
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The above is not applied clinically. A panel of [[immunostains]] (ER, PR, HER2, EGFR, CK5/6) can reproduce the molecular groupings; however, these groupings originate from gene expression profiling studies<ref name=pmid19704256>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Tang | first1 = P. | last2 = Skinner | first2 = KA. | last3 = Hicks | first3 = DG. | title = Molecular classification of breast carcinomas by immunohistochemical analysis: are we ready? | journal = Diagn Mol Pathol | volume = 18 | issue = 3 | pages = 125-32 | month = Sep | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1097/PDM.0b013e31818d107b | PMID = 19704256 }}</ref>
The above is not applied clinically. A panel of [[immunostains]] ([[ER]], PR, HER2, EGFR, [[CK5/6]]) can reproduce the molecular groupings; however, these groupings originate from gene expression profiling studies<ref name=pmid19704256>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Tang | first1 = P. | last2 = Skinner | first2 = KA. | last3 = Hicks | first3 = DG. | title = Molecular classification of breast carcinomas by immunohistochemical analysis: are we ready? | journal = Diagn Mol Pathol | volume = 18 | issue = 3 | pages = 125-32 | month = Sep | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1097/PDM.0b013e31818d107b | PMID = 19704256 }}</ref>


A newer classification outlines 10 subtypes based on molecular drivers identified by analysis of genomic and transcriptomic data from 2,000 breast tumors.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Curtis | first1 = C. | last2 = Shah | first2 = SP. | last3 = Chin | first3 = SF. | last4 = Turashvili | first4 = G. | last5 = Rueda | first5 = OM. | last6 = Dunning | first6 = MJ. | last7 = Speed | first7 = D. | last8 = Lynch | first8 = AG. | last9 = Samarajiwa | first9 = S. | title = The genomic and transcriptomic architecture of 2,000 breast tumours reveals novel subgroups. | journal = Nature | volume = 486 | issue = 7403 | pages = 346-52 | month = Jun | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1038/nature10983 | PMID = 22522925 }}</ref>
A newer classification outlines 10 subtypes based on molecular drivers identified by analysis of genomic and transcriptomic data from 2,000 breast tumors.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Curtis | first1 = C. | last2 = Shah | first2 = SP. | last3 = Chin | first3 = SF. | last4 = Turashvili | first4 = G. | last5 = Rueda | first5 = OM. | last6 = Dunning | first6 = MJ. | last7 = Speed | first7 = D. | last8 = Lynch | first8 = AG. | last9 = Samarajiwa | first9 = S. | title = The genomic and transcriptomic architecture of 2,000 breast tumours reveals novel subgroups. | journal = Nature | volume = 486 | issue = 7403 | pages = 346-52 | month = Jun | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1038/nature10983 | PMID = 22522925 }}</ref>


== Basal-like breast carcinoma==
== Basal-like breast carcinoma==
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Respecting findings that might indicate a more extensive search for microinvasion be undertaken in cases of pure ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a recent study found 1) intermediate or high DCIS grade, 2) tumor thickness, and 3) diffuse peritumoral retraction clefts, but not such things as lymph node metastases, or HER2 score, independently increased the likelihood of finding a microinvasive component. <ref name=pmid28434924>{{cite journal |author=Mori K, Takeda M, Kodama Y, Kiyokawa H, Yasojima H, Mizutani M, Otani Y, Morikawa N, Masuda N, Mano M|title= Tumor thickness and histological features as predictors of invasive foci within preoperatively diagnosed ductal carcinoma in situ |journal=Human Pathology |volume=64 |issue= |pages=145-155 |year=2017 | pmid=28434924 |doi=10.1016/j.humpath.2017.04.004 }}</ref>


===Usual ductal hyperplasia versus ductal carcinoma in situ===
===Usual ductal hyperplasia versus ductal carcinoma in situ===
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!Disease  
!Disease  
!CK5/6
![[CK5/6]]
!ER
![[ER]]
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|UDH
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*CD31 - marks lymphovascular spaces.
*CD31 - marks lymphovascular spaces.
*CD34 - marks lymphovascular spaces, less specific than CD31.
*CD34 - marks lymphovascular spaces, less specific than CD31.
===Lymph node metastases===
Immunostaining of sentinel lymph nodes to look for [[isolated tumour cells]] and small [[lymph node metastases]] may be done.
*CAM5.2 may be used.
*'''Not''' done routinely.


==Treatment-related markers - overview==
==Treatment-related markers - overview==
*Immunostaining of any sentinel lymph nodes - to look for isolated tumour cells and small lymph node mets.
**Sunnybrook uses ''CAM5.2''.
*ER (estrogen receptor).
*ER (estrogen receptor).
**Positive in most breast cancers; +ve in ~75-80%.<ref name=Ref_Lester241-2>{{Ref Lester|241-2}}</ref>
**Positive in most breast cancers; +ve in ~75-80%.<ref name=Ref_Lester241-2>{{Ref Lester|241-2}}</ref>
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**In the context of HER2 positivity, PTEN/PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway dysregulation is a poor prognosticator.<ref name=pmid22454081>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Gallardo | first1 = A. | last2 = Lerma | first2 = E. | last3 = Escuin | first3 = D. | last4 = Tibau | first4 = A. | last5 = Muñoz | first5 = J. | last6 = Ojeda | first6 = B. | last7 = Barnadas | first7 = A. | last8 = Adrover | first8 = E. | last9 = Sánchez-Tejada | first9 = L. | title = Increased signalling of EGFR and IGF1R, and deregulation of PTEN/PI3K/Akt pathway are related with trastuzumab resistance in HER2 breast carcinomas. | journal = Br J Cancer | volume = 106 | issue = 8 | pages = 1367-73 | month = Apr | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1038/bjc.2012.85 | PMID = 22454081 }}</ref><ref name=pmid22172323>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Jensen | first1 = JD. | last2 = Knoop | first2 = A. | last3 = Laenkholm | first3 = AV. | last4 = Grauslund | first4 = M. | last5 = Jensen | first5 = MB. | last6 = Santoni-Rugiu | first6 = E. | last7 = Andersson | first7 = M. | last8 = Ewertz | first8 = M. | title = PIK3CA mutations, PTEN, and pHER2 expression and impact on outcome in HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy and trastuzumab. | journal = Ann Oncol | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1093/annonc/mdr546 | PMID = 22172323 }}</ref>  
**In the context of HER2 positivity, PTEN/PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway dysregulation is a poor prognosticator.<ref name=pmid22454081>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Gallardo | first1 = A. | last2 = Lerma | first2 = E. | last3 = Escuin | first3 = D. | last4 = Tibau | first4 = A. | last5 = Muñoz | first5 = J. | last6 = Ojeda | first6 = B. | last7 = Barnadas | first7 = A. | last8 = Adrover | first8 = E. | last9 = Sánchez-Tejada | first9 = L. | title = Increased signalling of EGFR and IGF1R, and deregulation of PTEN/PI3K/Akt pathway are related with trastuzumab resistance in HER2 breast carcinomas. | journal = Br J Cancer | volume = 106 | issue = 8 | pages = 1367-73 | month = Apr | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1038/bjc.2012.85 | PMID = 22454081 }}</ref><ref name=pmid22172323>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Jensen | first1 = JD. | last2 = Knoop | first2 = A. | last3 = Laenkholm | first3 = AV. | last4 = Grauslund | first4 = M. | last5 = Jensen | first5 = MB. | last6 = Santoni-Rugiu | first6 = E. | last7 = Andersson | first7 = M. | last8 = Ewertz | first8 = M. | title = PIK3CA mutations, PTEN, and pHER2 expression and impact on outcome in HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy and trastuzumab. | journal = Ann Oncol | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1093/annonc/mdr546 | PMID = 22172323 }}</ref>  


Note:
Notes:
*Male breast cancer is usually hormone receptor positive (~97%), and HER2 positivity is quite rare (~6%).<ref name=pmid24080492>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Schildhaus | first1 = HU. | last2 = Schroeder | first2 = L. | last3 = Merkelbach-Bruse | first3 = S. | last4 = Binot | first4 = E. | last5 = Büttner | first5 = R. | last6 = Kuhn | first6 = W. | last7 = Rudlowski | first7 = C. | title = Therapeutic strategies in male breast cancer: Clinical implications of chromosome 17 gene alterations and molecular subtypes. | journal = Breast | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Sep | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.breast.2013.08.008 | PMID = 24080492 }}</ref>  
*Male breast cancer is usually hormone receptor positive (~97%), and HER2 positivity is quite rare (~6%).<ref name=pmid24080492>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Schildhaus | first1 = HU. | last2 = Schroeder | first2 = L. | last3 = Merkelbach-Bruse | first3 = S. | last4 = Binot | first4 = E. | last5 = Büttner | first5 = R. | last6 = Kuhn | first6 = W. | last7 = Rudlowski | first7 = C. | title = Therapeutic strategies in male breast cancer: Clinical implications of chromosome 17 gene alterations and molecular subtypes. | journal = Breast | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Sep | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.breast.2013.08.008 | PMID = 24080492 }}</ref>  
*ASCO/CAP guidelines recommend that cold ischemia time be <1 hour.<ref name=pmid22460807 >{{Cite journal  | last1 = Yildiz-Aktas | first1 = IZ. | last2 = Dabbs | first2 = DJ. | last3 = Bhargava | first3 = R. | title = The effect of cold ischemic time on the immunohistochemical evaluation of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2 expression in invasive breast carcinoma. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 25 | issue = 8 | pages = 1098-105 | month = Aug | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.2012.59 | PMID = 22460807 }}</ref>
===ER & PR scoring===
===ER & PR scoring===
Nuclear staining:<ref name=Ref_Lester241-2>{{Ref Lester|241-2}}</ref>
Nuclear staining:<ref name=Ref_Lester241-2>{{Ref Lester|241-2}}</ref>
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==Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast==
==Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast==
*[[AKA]] ''micropapillary carcinoma''.
*[[AKA]] ''micropapillary carcinoma''.
===General===
{{Main|Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast}}
*Poor prognosis.
*LVI common.<ref name=pmid20304650>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Yu | first1 = JI. | last2 = Choi | first2 = DH. | last3 = Park | first3 = W. | last4 = Huh | first4 = SJ. | last5 = Cho | first5 = EY. | last6 = Lim | first6 = YH. | last7 = Ahn | first7 = JS. | last8 = Yang | first8 = JH. | last9 = Nam | first9 = SJ. | title = Differences in prognostic factors and patterns of failure between invasive micropapillary carcinoma and invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast: matched case-control study. | journal = Breast | volume = 19 | issue = 3 | pages = 231-7 | month = Jun | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1016/j.breast.2010.01.020 | PMID = 20304650 }}</ref>
 
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Clear spaces/clefting around (small) nests of tumour - '''diffuse/through-out the tumour''' - '''key feature'''.
**Described as "small clusters of tumour lying within dilated vascular channel-like spaces".<ref name=pmid20444748>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Yamaguchi | first1 = R. | last2 = Tanaka | first2 = M. | last3 = Kondo | first3 = K. | last4 = Yokoyama | first4 = T. | last5 = Kaneko | first5 = Y. | last6 = Yamaguchi | first6 = M. | last7 = Ogata | first7 = Y. | last8 = Nakashima | first8 = O. | last9 = Kage | first9 = M. | title = Characteristic morphology of invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast: an immunohistochemical analysis. | journal = Jpn J Clin Oncol | volume = 40 | issue = 8 | pages = 781-7 | month = Aug | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1093/jjco/hyq056 | PMID = 20444748 | URL = http://jjco.oxfordjournals.org/content/40/8/781.long }}</ref>
 
Note:
*[[Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast|Ductal carcinoma]] commonly has clefting... but it isn't diffuse.
 
Images:
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/euthman/5300126397/ Invasive micropapillary carcinoma (flickr.com/euthman)].
*[http://www.breast-cancer.ca/images/invasive-micropapillary-breast-carcinoma-cells1.jpg Invasive micropapillary carcinoma - crappy image (breast-cancer.ca)].<ref>URL: [http://www.breast-cancer.ca/type/micropapillary-breast-carcinoma.htm http://www.breast-cancer.ca/type/micropapillary-breast-carcinoma.htm]. Accessed on: 30 May 2012.</ref>
 
===IHC===
*[[EMA]] +ve (periphery of nests); described as inside-out pattern.<ref name=pmid20444748>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Yamaguchi | first1 = R. | last2 = Tanaka | first2 = M. | last3 = Kondo | first3 = K. | last4 = Yokoyama | first4 = T. | last5 = Kaneko | first5 = Y. | last6 = Yamaguchi | first6 = M. | last7 = Ogata | first7 = Y. | last8 = Nakashima | first8 = O. | last9 = Kage | first9 = M. | title = Characteristic morphology of invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast: an immunohistochemical analysis. | journal = Jpn J Clin Oncol | volume = 40 | issue = 8 | pages = 781-7 | month = Aug | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1093/jjco/hyq056 | PMID = 20444748 | URL = http://jjco.oxfordjournals.org/content/40/8/781.long }}</ref>
*E-cadherin +ve (centre of nests). (???)
*p63 +ve/-ve.


==Apocrine carcinoma of the breast==
==Apocrine carcinoma of the breast==
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==Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast==
==Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast==
*[[AKA]] ''breast adenoid cystic carcinoma''.
*[[AKA]] ''breast adenoid cystic carcinoma''.
===General===
{{Main|Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast}}
*Like tumour of the [[salivary gland]].
*Very rare <0.1% of breast malignancies.<ref name=pmid22154460/>
*Good prognosis.<ref name=pmid22154460>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Boujelbene | first1 = N. | last2 = Khabir | first2 = A. | last3 = Boujelbene | first3 = N. | last4 = Jeanneret Sozzi | first4 = W. | last5 = Mirimanoff | first5 = RO. | last6 = Khanfir | first6 = K. | title = Clinical review - Breast adenoid cystic carcinoma. | journal = Breast | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.breast.2011.11.006 | PMID = 22154460 }}</ref>
 
===Microscopic===
:See: ''[[Adenoid cystic carcinoma]]'' article.
 
===IHC===
*One of the 'good prognosis' triple negative breast cancers - ER, PR and HER2 negative<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Azoulay | first1 = S. | last2 = Laé | first2 = M. | last3 = Fréneaux | first3 = P. | last4 = Merle | first4 = S. | last5 = Al Ghuzlan | first5 = A. | last6 = Chnecker | first6 = C. | last7 = Rosty | first7 = C. | last8 = Klijanienko | first8 = J. | last9 = Sigal-Zafrani | first9 = B. | title = KIT is highly expressed in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast, a basal-like carcinoma associated with a favorable outcome. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 18 | issue = 12 | pages = 1623-31 | month = Dec | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.3800483 | PMID = 16258515 }}</ref>
*Basal-like breast cancer - p63 and CK5/6 positive<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Azoulay | first1 = S. | last2 = Laé | first2 = M. | last3 = Fréneaux | first3 = P. | last4 = Merle | first4 = S. | last5 = Al Ghuzlan | first5 = A. | last6 = Chnecker | first6 = C. | last7 = Rosty | first7 = C. | last8 = Klijanienko | first8 = J. | last9 = Sigal-Zafrani | first9 = B. | title = KIT is highly expressed in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast, a basal-like carcinoma associated with a favorable outcome. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 18 | issue = 12 | pages = 1623-31 | month = Dec | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.3800483 | PMID = 16258515 }}</ref>
CD117 positive<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Azoulay | first1 = S. | last2 = Laé | first2 = M. | last3 = Fréneaux | first3 = P. | last4 = Merle | first4 = S. | last5 = Al Ghuzlan | first5 = A. | last6 = Chnecker | first6 = C. | last7 = Rosty | first7 = C. | last8 = Klijanienko | first8 = J. | last9 = Sigal-Zafrani | first9 = B. | title = KIT is highly expressed in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast, a basal-like carcinoma associated with a favorable outcome. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 18 | issue = 12 | pages = 1623-31 | month = Dec | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.3800483 | PMID = 16258515 }}</ref>
 
DDx:
*Cribriform [[DCIS]].
*Invasive cribriform carcinoma.
*[[Collagenous spherulosis]].
 
===Images===
*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case140.html Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast (upmc.edu)].>>
<gallery>
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma 2 LP CTR.jpg|Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - low power (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma 2 MP CTR (3).jpg|Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - medium power (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma 2 MP2 CTR.jpg|Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - medium power (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma 2 MP2 CTR.jpg|Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - medium power (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma 2 MP CTR.jpg|Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - medium power (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma MP CTR.jpg|Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - medium power (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma MP CTR (2).jpg|Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - medium power (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma 2 HP CTR (2).jpg|Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - high power (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma 2 HP CTR.jpg|Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - high power (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma 2 HP3 CTR.jpg|Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - high power (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma 2 HP2 CTR.jpg|Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - high power (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma SolidType LP 14BR***.jpg|Breast - Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma -  Solid Type - Low power (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma SolidType 14BR***.jpg|Breast - Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma -  Solid Type - medium power - Aggregates of basaloid cells without tubule or cyst formation.  (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma SolidType HP 14BR***.jpg|Breast - Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma -  Solid Type - High power (SKB)
Image:Breast AdenoidCysticCarcinoma SolidType 2 14BR***.jpg|Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - Solid Type - high power (SKB)
</gallery>
 
===Other Resources===
Pathology Outlines [http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/breastmalignantadenoidcystic.html]
 
==Intracystic papillary carcinoma of the breast==
*[[AKA]] ''encapsulated papillary carcinoma of the breast'', abbreviated ''EPC''.
===General===
*Very good prognosis<ref name=pmid21753694>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Rakha | first1 = EA. | last2 = Gandhi | first2 = N. | last3 = Climent | first3 = F. | last4 = van Deurzen | first4 = CH. | last5 = Haider | first5 = SA. | last6 = Dunk | first6 = L. | last7 = Lee | first7 = AH. | last8 = Macmillan | first8 = D. | last9 = Ellis | first9 = IO. | title = Encapsulated papillary carcinoma of the breast: an invasive tumor with excellent prognosis. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 35 | issue = 8 | pages = 1093-103 | month = Aug | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31821b3f65 | PMID = 21753694 }}</ref> - it is similar to [[DCIS]].
*Classical menopausal women.
*~30% present with bloody discharge.<ref name=pmid21057133>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Rodríguez | first1 = MC. | last2 = Secades | first2 = AL. | last3 = Angulo | first3 = JM. | title = Best cases from the AFIP: intracystic papillary carcinoma of the breast. | journal = Radiographics | volume = 30 | issue = 7 | pages = 2021-7 | month = Nov | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1148/rg.307105003 | PMID = 21057133 | URL = http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=21057133 }}</ref>
 
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Lesion confined to a duct (intraductal) ''or'' cyst (intracystic).
**May have a thick fibrous capsule = ''encapsulated papillary carcinoma''.<ref name=pmid21057133/>
**The involved space in intracystic papillary carcinoma is ''not'' lined by myoepithelial cells.
*Loss of myoepithelial cells - '''key feature'''.
*Scattered large cells with pale eosinophilic cytoplasm may be observed<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Collins | first1 = LC. | last2 = Schnitt | first2 = SJ. | title = Papillary lesions of the breast: selected diagnostic and management issues. | journal = Histopathology | volume = 52 | issue = 1 | pages = 20-9 | month = Jan | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2007.02898.x | PMID = 18171414 }}
</ref>.
**These cells are so-called globoid cells or clear cells and are immunoreactive for GCDFP-15.
**They should not be mistaken for myoepithelial cells.
*Neoplastic epithelial cells:
**[[Nuclear atypia]] - including: nucleoli, [[nuclear pleomorphism]].
**Abnormal architecture - including cribriform, solid, micropapillary, papillary.
 
Photos:
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Image:Breast Carcinoma Papillary Intracystic SolidVariant LP CTR.jpg|Breast - Papillary Intracystic Carcinoma, Solid Variant - low power (SKB)
Image:Breast Carcinoma Papillary Intracystic SolidVariant MP2 CTR.jpg|Breast - Papillary Intracystic Carcinoma, Solid Variant - medium power (SKB)
Image:Breast Carcinoma Papillary Intracystic SolidVariant MP CTR.jpg|Breast - Papillary Intracystic Carcinoma, Solid Variant - medium power (SKB)
Image:Breast Carcinoma Papillary Intracystic SolidVariant HP2 CTR.jpg|Breast - Papillary Intracystic Carcinoma, Solid Variant - high power (SKB)
Image:Breast Carcinoma Papillary Intracystic SolidVariant HP CTR.jpg|Breast - Papillary Intracystic Carcinoma, Solid Variant - high power (SKB)
Image:Breast EncystedPapillaryCarcinoma InfiltratingDuctalCarcinoma PA.JPG|thumb|Breast - Intracystic papillary adenocarcinoma with associated invasive ductal carcinoma (SKB)
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DDx<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Collins | first1 = LC. | last2 = Schnitt | first2 = SJ. | title = Papillary lesions of the breast: selected diagnostic and management issues. | journal = Histopathology | volume = 52 | issue = 1 | pages = 20-9 | month = Jan | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2007.02898.x | PMID = 18171414 }}
</ref><ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Pathmanathan | first1 = N. | last2 = Albertini | first2 = AF. | last3 = Provan | first3 = PJ. | last4 = Milliken | first4 = JS. | last5 = Salisbury | first5 = EL. | last6 = Bilous | first6 = AM. | last7 = Byth | first7 = K. | last8 = Balleine | first8 = RL. | title = Diagnostic evaluation of papillary lesions of the breast on core biopsy. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 23 | issue = 7 | pages = 1021-8 | month = Jul | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.2010.81 | PMID = 20473278 }}</ref>:
*[[Intraductal papilloma]].
**Absent or scant stroma favors papillary carcinoma over papilloma.
**Is there a single cell or dual cell population in the lesion?
***ER staining will be heterologous in a benign lesion.
***Myoepithelial markers (calponin/p63/SMA +ve)s hould be positive in a benign lesion. 
*[[Papillary ductal carcinoma in situ]]
**Papillary DCIS shows myoepithelial cells (calponin/p63/SMA +ve) at the periphery of the involved spaces
**But papillary DCIS should be negative for myoepithelial cells within the focus of DCIS
**Papillary intracystic carcinoma does not show myoepithelial cells at the periphery of the involved spaces
*Invasive carcinoma arising in association with papillary intracystic carcinoma
**Epithelial entrapment in the encysting fibrous tissue should not be interpreted as invasion. 
**Carcinoma must be seen in the breast tissue outside the encysting fibrous tissue.
*[[Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast]]
**The solid variant looks basaloid - solid adenoid cystic carcinoma or a 'basal-like' carcinoma should be considered in these cases.
 
Notes
*Adequately and carefully sample the specimen to exclude an invasive component.
*Report only the size of the invasive component (if present) to prevent over-estimation of tumor stage.


===IHC===
==Intracystic papillary breast carcinoma==
*Loss of myoepithelial markers within the lesion.
*[[AKA]] ''encapsulated or encysted papillary carcinoma of the breast'', abbreviated ''EPC''.
{{Main|Intracystic papillary breast carcinoma}}


==Glycogen-rich clear cell carcinoma of the breast==
==Glycogen-rich clear cell carcinoma of the breast==
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{{Main|Secretory carcinoma of the breast}}


=Grading breast cancer=
==Invasive cribriform carcinoma of the breast==
Most common system: ''Nottingham'' (aka Scarff-Bloom-Richardson) which is based on:
{{Main|Invasive cribriform carcinoma of the breast}}
#Nuclear grade.
#*Small, regular (1.5-2x RBC dia.) = 1.
#*Moderated variability = 2.
#*Marked variation (>2.5x RBC dia.) = 3.
# Tubule formation.
#*Majority of tumour - tubules >75% = 1.
#*Moderate - 10% to 75% = 2.
#*Minimal <10% = 3.
# Mitotic rate.
#*0-5 mitosis/10 [[HPF]] (1.52 mm^2 --or-- 0.0152 mm^2 * 10) = 1.
#*6-10 mitosis/10 HPF (1.52 mm^2) = 2.
#*>11 mitosis/10 HPF (1.52 mm^2) = 3.
Mnemonic: ''TMN'' = tubule formation, mitotic rate, nuclear grade.


Notes:
==Invasive papillary carcinoma of the breast==
*Elston & Ellis devised the system that is used.<ref name=pmid12405945>{{cite journal |author=Elston CW, Ellis IO |title=Pathological prognostic factors in breast cancer. I. The value of histological grade in breast cancer: experience from a large study with long-term follow-up. C. W. Elston & I. O. Ellis. Histopathology 1991; 19; 403-410 |journal=Histopathology |volume=41 |issue=3A |pages=151–2, discussion 152–3 |year=2002 |month=September |pmid=12405945 |doi= |url=}}</ref> They also wrote a follow-up article in 2002.<ref name=pmid1757079>{{cite journal |author=Elston CW, Ellis IO |title=Pathological prognostic factors in breast cancer. I. The value of histological grade in breast cancer: experience from a large study with long-term follow-up |journal=Histopathology |volume=19 |issue=5 |pages=403–10 |year=1991 |month=November |pmid=1757079 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
{{Main|Invasive papillary carcinoma of the breast}}
*Should '''not''' be confused with the indolent behaving [[intracystic papillary carcinoma of the breast]], also known as ''encapsulated papillary carcinoma of the breast''.


==Note about mitosis counting==
=Grading breast cancer=
*One MUST adjust for the size of the field of view.
{{Main|Breast cancer grading}}
 
*Most of the Resident scopes have an eye piece diameter of 22 mm. Therefore, the field diameter at 40 X is approximately 22 mm / 40 X ~= 0.55 mm and the field of view is pi/4*(0.55 mm)^2 = 0.2376 mm^2.
**Thus, on a resident scope (with a FOV of 0.2376 mm^2) one should sample 6 or 7 fields of view (FsOV).
***Calculation: 1.52 mm^2 (sampling area) / 0.2376 mm^2 (area / FOV ) = 6.40 FsOV.
 
*'''RANT''': Sampling 10 fields, where the field of view (FOV) is 0.152 mm^2, is ''not'' the same as sampling ten fields, where the FOV is 0.312 mm^2.  It surprises me that Elston & Ellis ignore the fact that "10 HPFs" on different microscopes represent different sample areas and that they do ''not'' standardize the sampling area.
 
==Calculating Nottingham score==
*Grade I = 3-5 points.
*Grade II = 6-7 points.
*Grade III = 8-9 points.
 
Notes:
*I've found most tumours are grade II. 
*The mitotic score is usually 1/3.
*The nuclear score is rarely 1/3 -- even in the tubular subtype.<ref>MUA. 20 January 2009.</ref>


=Staging breast cancer=
=Staging breast cancer=
==Sentinel lymph node sampling in breast cancer==
{{Main|Breast cancer staging}}
{{Main|Sentinel lymph node|Lymph node metastasis}}
===General===
*Selective sampling of lymph nodes.
*Used for staging.
*Positive LNs = poorer prognosis.
 
Notes:
*If there is no palpable disease, there is '''no''' mortality benefit from axillary lymph node dissection, i.e. positive axillary lymph nodes can be left in situ without affecting outcome.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Giuliano AE, Hunt KK, Ballman KV, ''et al.'' |title=Axillary dissection vs no axillary dissection in women with invasive breast cancer and sentinel node metastasis: a randomized clinical trial |journal=JAMA |volume=305 |issue=6 |pages=569–75 |year=2011 |month=February |pmid=21304082 |doi=10.1001/jama.2011.90 |url=}}</ref>
**This does not negate the fact that a positive sentinel LN biopsy (vs. negative sentinel LN biopsy) portends a poorer prognosis.
 
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Atypical cells.
**Nuclear changes of malignancy:
***Nuclear enlargement + variation in size.
***Variation in shape.
***Hyperchromasia and variation in staining.
**Usually in the subcapsular sinuses.
 
Pitfalls:
*Naevus cell rests.<ref>URL: [http://www.breastpathology.info/Case_of_the_month/2007/COTM_1107%20discussion.html http://www.breastpathology.info/Case_of_the_month/2007/COTM_1107%20discussion.html]. Accessed on: 28 November 2010.</ref>
 
===IHC===
Some hospitals use:
*CAM5.2 (LMWK) - to look for isolated tumour cells and small lymph node metstases.
 
==N stage==
Sampling usually selective, i.e. [[sentinel lymph nodes]] only.
===Indictionas for lymph node sampling===
Indications for lymph node sampling:<ref>URL: [http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2009/InvasiveBreast_09protocol.pdf http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2009/InvasiveBreast_09protocol.pdf]. Accessed on: 2 April 2012.</ref>
*Extensive [[DCIS]].
*Biopsy suspicious for invasion ''or'' with microinvasion.
*Clinical findings (large palable mass) or radiology findings (irregular features) suggestive of invasion.
*Planned mastectomy.
 
===Definitions===
Definitions:<ref name=acs_website>URL: [http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/DetailedGuide/breast-cancer-staging http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/DetailedGuide/breast-cancer-staging]. Accessed on: 8 July 2010.</ref>
*Isolated tumour cells: <=0.2 mm ''or'' <=200 cells -- in a single cross-section. †
*Micrometastasis: <=0.2 cm ''and'' ( >0.2 mm ''or'' >200 cells ).
*Macrometastasis: >0.2 cm.
 
Notes:
* † The ''American Cancer Society'' web site says "or".<ref name=acs_website/>  The CAP protocol says "and/or" and notes it is all subjective.
*Isolated tumour cells are essentially ignored if the there is at least one macrometastasis.
 
===Details===
Lymph nodes:<ref>URL: [http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/DetailedGuide/breast-cancer-staging http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/DetailedGuide/breast-cancer-staging]. Accessed on: 8 July 2010.</ref>
*pN0: nil.
**pN0(i+): <=0.2 mm ''and'' <200 cells.
*pN1: 1-3 axillary LNs ''or'' internal mammary LNs.
**pN1mi: <=0.2 cm ''and'' ( >0.2 mm ''or'' >=200 cells ).
**pN1a.
**pN1b.
**PN1c.
*pN2 4-9 positive LNs; internal mammary LNs ''or'' axillary LNs.
*pN3.
 
==T stage==
Tumour:<ref>URL: [http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/DetailedGuide/breast-cancer-staging http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/DetailedGuide/breast-cancer-staging]. Accessed on: 8 July 2010.</ref><ref>URL: [http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/type/breast-cancer/treatment/tnm-breast-cancer-staging http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/type/breast-cancer/treatment/tnm-breast-cancer-staging]. Accessed on: 9 July 2010.</ref>
*pT1: <= 20 mm.
**pT1mic <= 1 mm.
**pT1a > 1 mm ''and'' <= 5 mm.
**pT1b > 5 mm ''and'' <= 10 mm.
**pT1c > 10 mm ''and'' <= 20 mm.
*pT2: > 20 mm and <= 50 mm
*pT3: > 50 mm.
*pT4: chest wall or skin involvement.
 
Notes:
*Values should be rounded to the nearest millimetre.
**Therefore:
***1.4 mm would be ''pT1mic''.
***1.5 mm would be ''pT1a''.
 
==M stage==
Distant metastasis:
*cM0(i+) <=0.2 mm focus of tumour cells, without clinical signs and symptoms.
*pM1 focus of tumour cells > 0.2 mm.


=Lymphovascular invasion=
=Lymphovascular invasion=
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=External links=
=External links=
*[http://www.cap.org/apps/cap.portal?_nfpb=true&cntvwrPtlt_actionOverride=%2Fportlets%2FcontentViewer%2Fshow&_windowLabel=cntvwrPtlt&cntvwrPtlt{actionForm.contentReference}=committees%2Fcancer%2Fcancer_protocols%2Fprotocols_index.html&_state=maximized&_pageLabel=cntvwr CAP protocols/checklists (cap.org)].
**[http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2009/InvasiveBreast_09protocol.pdf Invasive breast cancer - checklist (cap.org)].
*[http://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/SubtypesofBreastCancer.html About breast cancer - molecular subtypes (komen.org)].
*[http://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/SubtypesofBreastCancer.html About breast cancer - molecular subtypes (komen.org)].


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Breast cancer at cut-up. (WC/John Hayman)

The article deals with invasive breast cancer and the evaluation of hormone receptor & HER2 status. Non-invasive breast cancer is dealt with in non-invasive breast cancer.

Introduction

Overview of invasive breast cancer subtypes

Common epithelial subtypes

Type and percentage of breast carcinomas:[1]

Common stromal types

Good prognosis subtypes

Three good prognosis subtypes:[3]

  • Tubular carcinoma.
  • Mucinous carcinoma.
  • Papillary carcinoma.

Comprehensive list of invasive breast cancer subtypes

Epithelial

Counterparts of in situ lesions:

Other epithelial tumours:

Epithelial tumours seen in the salivary gland:

Seen in the skin:

Clinically diagnosed:

  • Inflammatory carcinoma.

In situ lesions:

Proliferative lesions:

Non-specific:

  • Microinvasive carcinoma.

Papillary:

  • Papilloma.
  • Atypical papilloma.
  • Intraductal papillary carcinoma.

Adenomas:

Myoepithelial

  • Myoepitheliosis.
  • Adenomyoepithelial adenosis.
  • Adenomyoepithelioma.
  • Malignant adenomyoepithelioma.

Mesenchymal tumours

See: Soft tissue lesions.

Fibroepithelial tumours

Nipple lesions

Other

Familial breast cancer

Main article: Hereditary breast cancer

Breast IHC

Molecular classification of invasive carcinoma

A molecular classification:[4]

Type Percentage IHC Histology Prognosis/clinical
Luminal A ~45% ER+ PR+ HER2- well-differentiated good, chemo resistant
Luminal B 17% ER+ PR+ HER2+ high grade poor, +/- chemo responsive
Normal breast-like ~8% ER+ PR+ (?) HER2- well-differentiated good
Basal-like ~20% ER- PR- HER2- poorly differentiated aggressive, may have good chemo response, classic for BRCA1 mutation
HER2 positive ~10% ER- PR- (?) HER2+ poorly differentiated poor

The above is not applied clinically. A panel of immunostains (ER, PR, HER2, EGFR, CK5/6) can reproduce the molecular groupings; however, these groupings originate from gene expression profiling studies[5]

A newer classification outlines 10 subtypes based on molecular drivers identified by analysis of genomic and transcriptomic data from 2,000 breast tumors.[6]

Basal-like breast carcinoma

  • Overview:[7]
    • A category of breast carcinomas defined by gene expression profiling.
    • Not used in clinical practice.
    • Somewhere between 15-30% of breast carcinomas.
    • Can be roughly be identified by immunohistochemistry - basal markers (CK14, p63, calponin, SMA).
    • Not derived from myoepithelial cells, merely express a phenotype more in keeping with basal cells than ductal cells.
    • Most triple negative (ER, PgR, Her-2); therefore cannot be treated with the usual therapeutic agents.
    • There is an association in young women between basal-like breast cancer and BRCA1 mutation.
    • Discussions of BRCA1 associated tumors, TNBC and BLBC are typically muddied by the overlap.
    • Increased incidence in some populations - African-Americans, young women
    • Sporadic basal-like cancers do not have a BRCA1 mutation but may have a dysfunctional BRCA1 pathway.
    • p53 mutations are frequent.
  • Classic morphological clues of a basal type cancer usually refer to medullary carcinoma features:
    • Relatively circumscribed.
    • Geographic necrosis.
    • Abundant mitoses.
    • Pushing margins.
    • Central fibrosis or necrosis.
    • High histological grade.
    • Exceptionally high mitotic rate.
    • Pushing borders.
    • Conspicuous lymphocytic infiltrate.
  • Behaviour:
    • Basal-like breast cancer is a heterogeneous group.
    • The behaviour of basal-like breast cancer appears to fall into two groups:
      • The tumours that are by nature low grade (ie adenoid cystic carcinoma) and/or do not metastasise have a better prognosis than other types of breast carcinoma.
      • The tumours with early metastasis that may behave more aggressively
        • Hematogenous spread -greater tendency to metastasise to visceral sites (notably lung and brain) instead of to nodes and bone.
    • Many have a complete response to chemotherapy and survival rates similar to typical breast cancer
    • Non-complete response to chemotherapy is associated with low survival at 5 years.

Other sources Minireview: Basal-Like Breast Cancer: From Molecular Profiles to Targeted Therapies <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3035993/>

Triple Negative Breast Carcinoma

Features:[8]

    • A category of breast carcinomas defined by immunohistochemical/FISH expression of ER, PR and HER2.
    • Important to identify in clinical practice.
    • About 15% of breast carcinomas.
    • Important group due to a lack of tailored therapies for this group
      • Some triple negatives also express androgen receptor and have and [apocrine carcinoma] morphology.[9]
        • May respond to therapies targeting the androgen receptor.
      • BCL11A overexpression recently identified as an oncogenic driver for some triple negatives [10]
        • Targeted therapies may include inhibitors of BCL11A.
    • Triple-negative and basal-like phenotypes are not synonymous but overlap
      • About 70% of triple-negative tumours are basal-like.
      • About 70% of basal-like tumors are triple-negative tumours.
    • Discussions of BRCA1 associated tumors, TNBC and BLBC are typically muddied by the overlap.
    • Classic 'morphological clues' to a triple negative cancer usually refer to medullary carcinoma features.

Immunostains for typing and diagnosis

DCIS versus LCIS

Tabular comparison for DCIS versus LCIS:[11][12]

Disease E-cadherin Beta-catenin 34betaE12 CAM5.2 (CK8)
DCIS +ve +ve -ve +ve peripheral cytoplasm
LCIS -ve -ve +ve perinuclear +ve perinuclear

Invasive versus non-invasive

Myoepithelial markers - typically lost in invasive carcinoma:[13]

Stain Location Notes
p63 nuclear up to 10% of invasive tumours +ve[14]
Smooth muscle actin (SMA) cytoplasmic stains myofibroblasts & blood vessels
Calponin cytoplasmic stains myofibroblasts & blood vessels
Smooth muscle myosin
heavy chain (SMM-HC) 		cytoplasmic stains myofibroblasts & blood vessels

Respecting findings that might indicate a more extensive search for microinvasion be undertaken in cases of pure ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a recent study found 1) intermediate or high DCIS grade, 2) tumor thickness, and 3) diffuse peritumoral retraction clefts, but not such things as lymph node metastases, or HER2 score, independently increased the likelihood of finding a microinvasive component. [15]

Usual ductal hyperplasia versus ductal carcinoma in situ

Markers for UDH versus DCIS:[14]

Disease CK5/6 ER
UDH diffuse +ve patchy +ve
DCIS -ve diffuse +ve

Lymphovascular invasion

Main article: Lymphovascular invasion
  • D2-40 - marks the lymphatic spaces.[16][17]
  • CD31 - marks lymphovascular spaces.
  • CD34 - marks lymphovascular spaces, less specific than CD31.

Lymph node metastases

Immunostaining of sentinel lymph nodes to look for isolated tumour cells and small lymph node metastases may be done.

  • CAM5.2 may be used.
  • Not done routinely.

Treatment-related markers - overview

  • ER (estrogen receptor).
    • Positive in most breast cancers; +ve in ~75-80%.[18]
  • PR (progesterone receptor).
    • Positive in most breast cancers; +ve in ~65-70%.[18]
  • HER2/neu (HER2).
    • Usually negative; -ve in 70-80%.[18]
    • Positivity associated with a worse prognosis.
    • In the context of HER2 positivity, PTEN/PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway dysregulation is a poor prognosticator.[19][20]

Notes:

  • Male breast cancer is usually hormone receptor positive (~97%), and HER2 positivity is quite rare (~6%).[21]
  • ASCO/CAP guidelines recommend that cold ischemia time be <1 hour.[22]

ER & PR scoring

Nuclear staining:[18]

  • Give a percentage, i.e. 0-100%.
    • Important cut points: 1% and 10%.
      • 0% = negative - not treated.
      • <10% = low positivity - treated.

Notes:

  • Normal breast epithelial cells have a patchy staining for ER and PR.
  • Evaluated on the invasive component.

HER2 scoring

Immunohistochemical based testing:[23][24]

Score Staining intensity Cells stained (%) Membrane staining Management Percentage of cases
0 no staining/barely visible ≤10% incomplete No HER2 blocker ~60%
1+ minimal/barely visible >10% incomplete No HER2 blocker ~10%
2+ weak-to-moderate >10% incomplete (circumferential) Needs SISH or FISH ~10% †
2+ intense ≤10% complete Needs SISH or FISH ~10% †
3+ intense staining >10% ‡ complete HER2 blocker ~20%

Note for IHC:

  • Normal breast epithelial cells do not stain with HER2.
  • Evaluated on the invasive component.
  • SISH = silver in situ hybridization.
  • FISH = fluorescence in situ hybridization.
  • † Together approximately 10%.
  • ‡ The cut point was 10%, changed to 30% and then changed back to 10%.[23]

ISH based testing:[25]

Result Ratio criteria Gene copy number criteria
Positive ≥2.0 HER2/CEP17 ≥6.0 copies of HER2/cell
Equivocal <2.0 HER2/CEP17 (required) 4.0-6.0 copies of HER2/cell
Negative <2.0 HER2/CEP17 <4.0 copies of HER2/cell

Note for ISH:

  • Can be called positive based on either ratio criteria or gene copy number criteria.

Clinical

  • ER & PR status determine whether a patient will get tamoxifen or other estrogen receptor modulators, such as raloxifene (Evista).
  • HER2 status determines whether patient will get traztuzumab (Herceptin) or other HER2/neu modulators.

Characteristics of the subtypes

Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast

  • AKA "NST" = No Specific Type.
  • AKA invasive mammary carcinoma.
Main article: Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast

Invasive lobular carcinoma

  • Abbreviated ILC.
  • AKA lobular carcinoma.
Main article: Invasive lobular carcinoma

Medullary breast carcinoma

  • AKA medullary carcinoma of the breast.
Main article: Medullary breast carcinoma

Tubular carcinoma of the breast

  • AKA tubular carcinoma.
Main article: Tubular carcinoma of the breast

Metaplastic breast carcinoma

  • AKA metaplastic carcinoma.
Main article: Metaplastic breast carcinoma

Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast

  • AKA micropapillary carcinoma.
Main article: Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast

Apocrine carcinoma of the breast

Main article: Apocrine carcinoma of the breast

Mucinous breast carcinoma

  • AKA mucinous carcinoma of the breast, AKA colloid carcinoma of the breast.
Main article: Mucinous breast carcinoma

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast

  • AKA breast adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Main article: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast

Intracystic papillary breast carcinoma

  • AKA encapsulated or encysted papillary carcinoma of the breast, abbreviated EPC.
Main article: Intracystic papillary breast carcinoma

Glycogen-rich clear cell carcinoma of the breast

  • Abbreviated GRCC.
Main article: Glycogen-rich clear cell carcinoma of the breast

Secretory carcinoma of the breast

  • AKA secretory breast carcinoma, abbreviated SBC.
Main article: Secretory carcinoma of the breast

Invasive cribriform carcinoma of the breast

Main article: Invasive cribriform carcinoma of the breast

Invasive papillary carcinoma of the breast

Main article: Invasive papillary carcinoma of the breast

Grading breast cancer

Main article: Breast cancer grading

Staging breast cancer

Main article: Breast cancer staging

Lymphovascular invasion

Main article: Lymphovascular invasion

In the context of breast pathology, the Rosen criteria for LVI are widely excepted, and are as follows:[26][27]

  1. Must be outside of the tumour proper.
    • LVI is usually very close -- typically within 0.1 cm.
  2. Contour of cells should differ from possible vessel wall.
    • DCIS with retraction artifact mimicing LVI has a contour that matches its surrounding fibrous tissue.
  3. Endothelium (usu. flat) should be visible.
  4. Lymphatics are found adjacent to blood vessels - vessels should be present in the vicinity.

Memory device LUBE-O:

  • LVI has a Unique contour, Blood vessels and Endothelium in the vicinity, and is Outside of the tumour.

Note:

  • LVI does not affect the stage.

Other

Paget's disease

Main article: Paget disease of the breast

General

  • Associated with underlying breast carcinoma.[28]

Notes:

Microscopic

Features:[28]

  • Cells in the epidermis:
    • Epitheliod morphology (round/ovoid).
    • Cells nested or single.
    • Clear/pale cytoplasm key feature - may also be eosinophilic.
    • Large nucleoli.

Images:

IHC & DDx:

Trivia

Tumour size and lymph node metastases

There is a paper[29] that calculates the probability of lymph node mets based on tumour size. The developed formula is:

Where:

  • = the probability of the lymph nodes being positive.
  • D = the largest dimension of the tumour in millimetres.
  • Z = 1.0041.
  • = 0.019.

Selected values

Tumour size (mm) Probability
5 9 %
10 17 %
15 25 %
20 32 %
25 38 %
30 44 %
35 49 %
40 54 %
45 58 %
50 62 %

Natural history

There is a theory that up to 22% of small (radiographically detected) breast tumours regress, based on an analysis in a large population.[30] The study is supported by NCI's SEER data.[31] Also, it generated many comments.[30]

Missed macrometastases

The effect of missed macrometastases is small; this implies using IHC to look for isolated tumour cells is money that isn't well spent.[32]

See also

References

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