Sub-Classification of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer using Androgen Receptor and Cytokeratin 5/6

Derkyi-Kwarteng, Leonard and Fondjo, L. Ahenkorah and Akakpo, P. Kafui and Aidoo, Eric and Brown, Ato and Ola, Ellen and Adjei, Stephanie K. A. and Agyemang, Francis (2022) Sub-Classification of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer using Androgen Receptor and Cytokeratin 5/6. Journal of Cancer and Tumor International, 12 (3). pp. 44-51. ISSN 2454-7360

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Abstract

Background: Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a unique heterogenous subtypes of breast cancer which is characterized by negative estrogen, progesterone, and human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER-2) status. TNBC displays different molecular phenotype with which basal-like tumour can be identified using high molecular weight basal cytokeratin 5/6 (CK5/6).
Methods: Ninety-five (95) formalin fixed cases from Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana’s (KBTH) archives were sampled in a retrospective study from 2012-2016. Blocks of these triple-negative breast cancer was subclassified using CK5/6 and Androgen Receptor (AR) antibodies. Subclasses were also identified.
Results and Conclusion: In all ninety-five (95) TNBC cases, hormonal subtyping was sub-classified using CK 5/6 and AR. The mean ±SD of these cases was recorded as 53.96 (±13.56) years and the age range of these cases was 22-104 years. The average size (±SD) of the tumour was recorded to be 14.43(±7.62) and it had a range of 2.4-45cm. lymph nodes retrieved also had a mean ± SD of 10.35(±6.05) with an average tumour lymph nodes involvement of 2.6(± 3.697).
Invasive Ductal carcinoma was identified as the commonest histologic type of TNBC with approximately 95% of the cases. This was followed by invasive lobular (2.1%), medullary carcinoma (2.1%) and metaplastic carcinoma (1.1%).
Approximately 30% of TNBC stained positive for CK5/6.
It can however be concluded that, most TNBC are not basal-like when the basal marker CK5/6 is used.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Institute Archives > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 28 Jan 2023 06:04
Last Modified: 28 May 2024 04:36
URI: http://eprint.subtopublish.com/id/eprint/1016

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