Table 2.
Compatibility Study Results
| Sample† | Preparation* Protocol | ER | PR | HER 2/nu | Pathologic diagnosis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Cancer | Normal | Cancer | Normal | Cancer | |||
| 1A | 1 | NA | + | NA | + | NA | - | DCIS |
| 1B | 2 | NA | + | NA | - | NA | - | DCIS |
| 1C | 3 | NA | + | NA | + | NA | - | DCIS |
| 2A | 1 | NA | - | NA | - | NA | + | DCIS |
| 2B | 4 | NA | - | NA | - | NA | + | DCIS |
| 2C | 5 | NA | - | NA | - | NA | + | DCIS |
| 3A | 1 | + | NA | + | NA | NA | NA | Normal |
| 3B | 6 | + | NA | + | NA | NA | NA | Normal |
| 3C | 5 | + | NA | + | NA | NA | NA | Normal |
| 5A | 1 | NA | - | NA | - | NA | + | DCIS |
| 5B | 5 | NA | - | NA | - | NA | + | DCIS |
| 5C | 4 | NA | - | NA | - | NA | + | DCIS |
| 6A | 1 | + | - | + | - | NA | - | Invasive DC |
| 6B | 4 | NA | - | NA | - | NA | - | Invasive DC |
| 6C | 5 | NA | - | NA | - | NA | - | Invasive DC |
| 6D | 8 | NA | - | NA | - | NA | - | Invasive DC |
| 7A | 1 | + | NA | + | NA | NA | NA | Normal |
| 7B | 9 | - | NA | + | NA | NA | NA | Normal |
| 7C | 10 | - | NA | + | NA | NA | NA | Normal |
| 7D | 5 | + | NA | + | NA | NA | NA | Normal |
| 8A | 5 | + weak | NA | + | NA | NA | NA | Normal (atrophic) |
| 8B | 1 | + weak | NA | + | NA | NA | NA | Normal (atrophic) |
| 8C | 1 | + weak | NA | + | NA | NA | NA | Normal (atrophic) |
| 9A | 5 | NA | - | NA | - | NA | - | Invasive DC |
| 9B | 1 | NA | - | NA | - | NA | - | Invasive DC |
| 9C | 1 | NA | - | NA | - | NA | - | Invasive DC |
| 10A | 5 | + | NA | + | NA | NA | NA | Normal |
| 10B | 3 | + | NA | + | NA | NA | NA | Normal |
| 10C | 11 | + | - | + | - | NA | - | Normal and DCIS |
| 10D | 1 | + | - | + | - | NA | - | Normal and DCIS |
†While 10 cases were studied, sample 4 was excluded due to inadequate tissue handling. * Preparation Protocol: Preparation 1: Control; Preparation 2: Unbuffered 10% citric acid (1 min) and saline bath (5 min); Preparation 3: Buffered 10% citric acid (1 min) and glycerin (3 min) without saline; Preparation 4: Glycerin (3 min) without saline; Preparation 5: Buffered 10% citric acid (1 min) and glycerin (3 min) and saline bath; Preparation 6: Buffered 10% citric acid (1 min) without saline bath; Preparation 7: 5% Acetic acid (5 min) without saline bath; Preparation 8: Glycerin (3 min) with saline bath (5 min); Preparation 9: Unbuffered 10% citric acid (1 min) and glycerin (3 min) with saline bath (5 min); Preparation 10: 5% Acetic acid (1 min) and glycerin (3 min) without saline bath; Preparation 11: Mixture of buffered 10% citric acid and 5% acetic acid (1 min) and glycerin (3 min) without saline bath.