Androgen receptor in male breast cancer

Beata Sas-Korczynska, Agnieszka Adamczyk, Joanna Niemiec, Agnieszka Harazin-Lechowska, Aleksandra Ambicka, Jerzy Jakubowicz
2015 Polish Journal of Pathology  
Wepresenttheandrogenreceptor(AR)statusin32breastcancersdiagnosedin malepatients.Androgenreceptorexpressionwasfoundin62.5%tumorsandit wasmorefrequent(85%ofcases)inestrogen-positivetumours.Theanalysesofits impactontreatmentresultsshowedthatARimmmunopositivityisaprognostic factorforoverallsurvival,andARimmunonegativityisalsocorrelatedwithworse prognosis(distantmetastasesdevelopedmorefrequentlyandearlier).
doi:10.5114/pjp.2015.57065 fatcat:lbeikz7amjdfvea44stuxyatfq