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Carcinoma
New carcinoma study findings have been reported by T. Moriya and co-researchers
February 19th, 2009
According to a study from Kurashiki, Japan, "Immunohistochemistry may be helpful in the diagnosis of various breast lesions. It can be used to assist in distinguishing benign and malignant conditions, or to clarify the histological subtype of invasive carcinomas." "There are several markers relatively frequently utilised. Myoepithelial markers (p63, alpha-SMA, smooth muscle myosin heavy chain, and others) are useful to highlight myoepithelial cells. They are employed to verify myoepithelial cell lining in intraductal papillary lesions, or to recognise peripheral myoepithelial cells for non-invasive carcinoma, although their staining results are not always excellent....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-02-19)
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