Paper II — 2024 March (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q20

Paper II

2024 March (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Prognostic markers of breast carcinoma

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Answer

Key prognostic markers of breast carcinoma include tumour size, axillary lymph node status (the single most important factor), histologic grade and type, lymphovascular invasion, TNM stage, Ki-67 proliferation index, and hormone receptor (ER/PR) and HER2 status (which are also predictive of treatment response).

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