Conversion of hormone and HER-2 receptor in metachronous neck metastases from breast carcinoma

摘要

Purpose Metastases are a common event in breast cancer. The expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) is essential for therapy and prognosis, and their conversion during disease progression potentially affects the treatment regimen. The aim was to analyze the estrogen, progesterone and HER-2 receptor expression in primary tumors and metachronous neck metastases from patients with breast cancer.