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hormone (estrogen) receptor status panel
Indications:
- assessment of whether breast cancer tumor is positive for estrogen &/or progesterone receptors
Clinical significance:
- estrogen receptor positive confers better prognosis
- HER2/neu protein expression also influences prognosis of breast cancer
Related
estrogen receptor
Progesterone receptor; PR; nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 3 (PGR, NR3C3)
Specific
estrogen receptor in tissue
Neu-N antigen in tissue
progesterone receptor in tissue
General
chemistry panel
References
Hormone Receptor Status
Lab Tests Online: receptors
Components
Neu-N antigen in tissue