Expression of HER-2/neu gene and protein in salivary duct carcinomas of parotid gland as revealed by fluorescence in-situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry

Abstract

Salivary duct carcinoma is a highly malignant salivary gland tumour with aggressive clinical behaviour, characterized by histological resemblance to invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast.

Keywords

• Expression
• HER-2/neu
• protein
• salivary
• carcinomas
• parotid
• gland
• revealed
• fluorescence
• in-situ
• hybridization
• immunohistochemistry