Estrogen receptor

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Estrogen receptor, abbreviated ER, is a common immunostain.

Estrogen receptor
Immunostain in short

ER+ve in metastatic breast carcinoma.
Abbreviation ER
Normal staining pattern nuclear staining
Positive Breast and endometrial carcinoma

General

  • Nuclear stain - like most other "p" stains.
  • In the context of breast pathology it is a class II IHC test, as it is used for treatment decisions by itself.[1]

Positive


Occasionally positive

Negative

See also

References

  1. Torlakovic, EE.; Riddell, R.; Banerjee, D.; El-Zimaity, H.; Pilavdzic, D.; Dawe, P.; Magliocco, A.; Barnes, P. et al. (Mar 2010). "Canadian Association of Pathologists-Association canadienne des pathologistes National Standards Committee/Immunohistochemistry: best practice recommendations for standardization of immunohistochemistry tests.". Am J Clin Pathol 133 (3): 354-65. doi:10.1309/AJCPDYZ1XMF4HJWK. PMID 20154273.
  2. 2.0 2.1 O'Malley, Frances P.; Pinder, Sarah E. (2006). Breast Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 276. ISBN 978-0443066801.
  3. Delgrange, E.; Vasiljevic, A.; Wierinckx, A.; François, P.; Jouanneau, E.; Raverot, G.; Trouillas, J. (Jun 2015). "Expression of estrogen receptor alpha is associated with prolactin pituitary tumor prognosis and supports the sex-related difference in tumor growth.". Eur J Endocrinol 172 (6): 791-801. doi:10.1530/EJE-14-0990. PMID 25792376.
  4. Tanaka, K.; Shimizu, K.; Kakegawa, S.; Ohtaki, Y.; Nagashima, T.; Kaira, K.; Horiguchi, J.; Oyama, T. et al. (2016). "Prognostic significance of aromatase and estrogen receptor beta expression in EGFR wild-type lung adenocarcinoma.". Am J Transl Res 8 (1): 81-97. PMID 27069542.
  5. Hu, WW.; Tao, JH.; Li, GM.; Xu, X.; Yang, XM. (Mar 2010). "[Value of ER, VIM, CEA and p16 detection in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of primary endocervical and endometrial adenocarcinomas].". Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 30 (3): 526-8, 531. PMID 20335127.