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**Usually negative; -ve in 70-80%.<ref>Lester. 2nd Ed. PP.241-2.</ref> | **Usually negative; -ve in 70-80%.<ref>Lester. 2nd Ed. PP.241-2.</ref> | ||
**Positivity association with a worse prognosis. | **Positivity association with a worse prognosis. | ||
===ER & PR scoring<ref>Lester. 2nd Ed. PP.241-2.</ref>=== | ===ER & PR scoring<ref>Lester. 2nd Ed. PP.241-2.</ref>=== | ||
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***<10% = low positivity - treated. | ***<10% = low positivity - treated. | ||
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*Normal breast epithelial cells have a patchy staining for ER and PR. | |||
*Evaluated on the invasive component. | |||
===HER2 scoring<ref>Lester. 2nd Ed. PP.241-2.</ref>=== | ===HER2 scoring<ref>Lester. 2nd Ed. PP.241-2.</ref>=== | ||
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*Normal breast epithelial cells do not stain with HER2. | |||
*Evaluated on the invasive component. | |||
===Clinical=== | ===Clinical=== | ||
*ER & PR status determine whether a patient will get tamoxifen or other estrogen modulators. | *ER & PR status determine whether a patient will get tamoxifen or other estrogen modulators. | ||