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From: Androgen receptor status is highly conserved during tumor progression of breast cancer

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Examples of discrepant cases. a-f: TMA punches of matched primary BCs and matched lymph node metastases stained for the androgen receptor (AR) (100x magnification). a-b: patient ID 348; c-d: patient ID 47, e-f: patient ID 356. a Primary no special type (NST) BC with a negative androgen receptor (AR) status (<1 % positive tumor cells) and matched lymph node metastasis (b) with a positive, nuclear brown AR staining (1 % positive tumor cells). c Positive primary NST BC (5 % positive tumor cells) with some cytoplasmatic background and matched lymph node metastasis (d) with a negative AR status. The black arrow is pointing to the metastatic cells. On the bottom of the arrow some crush artifacts are visible. e Ductulo-lobular, primary BC with a positive and a negative (inlet) tumor component for AR. The matched lymph node metastasis (f) shows a negative AR status and some cytoplasmatic background

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