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. 2011 Mar 17;64(5):415–420. doi: 10.1136/jcp.2011.090274

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Comparison between immunohistochemical epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) expression in primary breast cancer and metastases. (A) Invasive ductal carcinoma with strong EpCAM expression (total immunostaining score (TIS) 12). (B) Brain metastases from the same patient showing strong EpCAM expression (TIS 12). (C) Invasive lobular carcinoma with weak EpCAM expression (TIS 3); arrows: normal breast ducts showing EpCAM expression. (D) Peritoneal metastases from the same patient showing weak EpCAM expression (TIS 3).