Table 3

Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) results for HER2 protein expression and gene amplification respectively with amplification (in bold) observed in 3/16 (18.8%) mucinous borderline tumors of the ovary.

ID

IHC (HER2)

HER2/CEP 17 Ratio

IHC/FISH concordance


VB1

0

0.9


VB2

0

0.8


VB3

0

0.8


VB4

1

1.2


VB5

0

1.2


VB6

0

1.0


J1

3

3.2


J2

0

0.8


J3

0

1.2


J4

0

1.1


J5

0

1.1


J6

0

1.2


J7

0

2.4

Discordant


J8

2

3.1


J9

0

1.3


J10

0

1.3


McAlpine et al. BMC Cancer 2009 9:433   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-9-433

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