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- Title
Molecular subtypes and imaging phenotypes of breast cancer.
- Authors
Nariya Cho
- Abstract
During the last 15 years, traditional breast cancer classifications based on histopathology have been reorganized into the luminal A, luminal B, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and basal-like subtypes based on gene expression profiling. Each molecular subtype has shown varying risk for progression, response to treatment, and survival outcomes. Research linking the imaging phenotype with the molecular subtype has revealed that non-calcified, relatively circumscribed masses with posterior acoustic enhancement are common in the basal-like subtype, spiculated masses with a poorly circumscribed margin and posterior acoustic shadowing in the luminal subtype, and pleomorphic calcifications in the HER2-enriched subtype. Understanding the clinical implications of the molecular subtypes and imaging phenotypes could help radiologists guide precision medicine, tailoring medical treatment to patients and their tumor characteristics.
- Subjects
BREAST cancer diagnosis; GENE expression profiling; ULTRASONIC imaging
- Publication
Ultrasonography, 2016, Vol 35, Issue 4, p281
- ISSN
2288-5919
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14366/usg.16030