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Evaluation of Ki-67 Index in Core Needle Biopsies and Matched Breast Cancer Surgical Specimens
- Title
- Evaluation of Ki-67 Index in Core Needle Biopsies and Matched Breast Cancer Surgical Specimens
- Authors
- Ahn, Soomin; Lee, Junghye; Cho, Min-Sun; Park, Sanghui; Sung, Sun Hee
- Ewha Authors
- 성순희; 조민선; 박상희
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 성순희; 조민선; 박상희
- Issue Date
- 2018
- Journal Title
- ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE
- ISSN
- 0003-9985
1543-2165
- Citation
- ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE vol. 142, no. 3, pp. 364 - 368
- Publisher
- COLL AMER PATHOLOGISTS
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Context.-The Ki-67 index is strongly prognostic and is used as a surrogate marker to distinguish luminal A from luminal B breast cancer types. Objective.-To investigate differences in Ki-67 index between core needle biopsy samples and matched surgical samples in breast cancer. Design.-We included patients with invasive breast cancer who did not receive neoadjuvant therapy. A total of 89 pairs of core needle biopsies and surgical specimens were collected, and the Ki-67 index was assessed in hot spot areas using an image analyzer. We applied a 14% Ki-67 index to define low versus high groups. Results.-The Ki-67 index was significantly higher in core needle biopsies than in surgical specimens (P < 001), with a median absolute difference of 3.5%. When we applied 14% as a cutoff, 16 of 89 cases (18%) showed discrepancy. Thirteen cases showed a high Ki-67 index in core needle biopsies but a low Ki-67 index in surgical samples. There were 10 cases (11.2%) that showed discordant luminal A/B types between core needle biopsy and the matched surgical specimen. The reasons for the discordance were poor staining of MIB1 accompanied by fixation issues and intratumoral heterogeneity of the Ki-67 index. Conclusions.-A significant difference in the Ki-67 index between core biopsy and surgical specimens was observed. Our findings indicate that it may be better to perform the Ki-67 assay on the core needle biopsy and the surgical specimen than on only one sample.
- DOI
- 10.5858/arpa.2017-0014-OA
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- 의과대학 > 의학과 > Journal papers
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