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. 2012 Sep 25;7(9):e45684. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045684

Table 1. Characterization of human primary tumor, chest wall recurrence and bone marrow metastasis.

Marker Primary Foci #1-5 Primary Foci #6 Chest Wall Recurrence Bone Marrow Metastasis
ER (−) (−) nt nt
PR (−) (−) nt nt
HER2/neu Not amplified Not amplified nt nt
CK5 (+) (++) (++) (+++)
CK14 (+) (+) (+) (+)
CK8/18 (+) (++) (+) (+++)
E-cadherin
membrane (++) (+) (+) (+++)
cytoplasmic (++) (++) (+) (++)
Vimentin (+) (+++) (+++) (+)

Qualitative evaluation based on in situ hybridization for Her2, and based on immunohistochemistry for all other markers.