[The usefulness of morphologic methods for prognosis and treatment of breast carcinoma]

Numerous parameters of prognostic and therapeutic importance can be assessed on the base of the morphological methods. Apart from the classic methods of examination, the immunomorphologic technics, cytometry and, recently, molecular biology technics, can be employed. The diameter of the primary tumor, as a basic parameter in assessment of the prognosis and therapy of breast cancer, can be linked with the group of attributes, defining differentiation, invasiveness, aggressiveness and a heterogeneous set of the other features. These parameters gain particular importance, when studied together with the clinical presentation of the disease.