Table 2 Selected studies of the relationship between histopathology of breast carcinoma and family history
From: The pathology of familial breast cancer: The pre-BRCA1/BRCA2 era - historical perspectives
Author | n | Study design | Main conclusions |
|---|---|---|---|
Rosen et al [4**] | 1024 | Breast cancer histology associated with family history (consecutive series of patients treated at Memorial Hospital, New York) | Medullary cancer is associated with maternal breast cancer; lobular cancer is associated with breast cancer in a sister |
Claus et al [5**] | 4071 | Breast cancer histology associated with epidemiological factors: part of the Cancer and Steroid Hormone study | Medullary cancer is associated with young age; lobular carcinoma in situ is associated with family history |