The Effect of Cold Ischemia Time and/or Formalin Fixation on Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor, and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2 Results in Breast Carcinoma

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center" colspan="2">Discrepancy</td></tr><tr><td align="left"></td><td align="center">Biopsy</td><td align="center">Excision</td><td align="center">Biopsy (+) Excision (−)</td><td align="center">Biopsy (−) Excision (+)</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">ER (positive/tested)</td><td align="center">149/190</td><td align="center">144/190</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PR (positive/tested)</td><td align="center">126/186</td><td align="center">123/189</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">5</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>ER: estrogen receptor, PR: progesterone receptor.<br/></td></tr></table>

Hormone receptor status of breast cancers in core needle biopsy and excision specimens.

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Table 1: The Effect of Cold Ischemia Time and/or Formalin Fixation on Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor, and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2 Results in Breast Carcinoma 

Table 1 | The Effect of Cold Ischemia Time and/or Formalin Fixation on Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor, and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2 Results in Breast Carcinoma 