Michael Z Gilcrease

Summary

Affiliation: The University of Texas
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Integrin signaling in epithelial cells
    Michael Z Gilcrease
    Department of Pathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Cancer Lett 247:1-25. 2007
  2. ncbi Alpha6beta4 integrin crosslinking induces EGFR clustering and promotes EGF-mediated Rho activation in breast cancer
    Michael Z Gilcrease
    Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M, d, Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
    J Exp Clin Cancer Res 28:67. 2009
  3. ncbi Even low-level HER2 expression may be associated with worse outcome in node-positive breast cancer
    Michael Z Gilcrease
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Am J Surg Pathol 33:759-67. 2009
  4. ncbi Coexpression of alpha6beta4 integrin and guanine nucleotide exchange factor Net1 identifies node-positive breast cancer patients at high risk for distant metastasis
    Michael Z Gilcrease
    Department of Pathology, Box 85 M D Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:80-6. 2009
  5. ncbi Histologic changes associated with false-negative sentinel lymph nodes after preoperative chemotherapy in patients with confirmed lymph node-positive breast cancer before treatment
    Alexandra S Brown
    Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
    Cancer 116:2878-83. 2010
  6. ncbi Beta4 integrin subunit gene expression correlates with tumor size and nuclear grade in early breast cancer
    Leslie K Diaz
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Mod Pathol 18:1165-75. 2005
  7. ncbi CD44 expression is associated with increased survival in node-negative invasive breast carcinoma
    Leslie K Diaz
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Clin Cancer Res 11:3309-14. 2005
  8. ncbi Characterization of a naturally occurring breast cancer subset enriched in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and stem cell characteristics
    Bryan T Hennessy
    Department of Gynecologic Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Cancer Res 69:4116-24. 2009
  9. ncbi Feasibility and accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy after preoperative chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with documented axillary metastases
    Jeannie Shen
    Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
    Cancer 109:1255-63. 2007
  10. ncbi Pleomorphic ductal carcinoma of the breast: predictors of decreased overall survival
    Christopher V Nguyen
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
    Am J Surg Pathol 34:486-93. 2010

Detail Information

Publications34

  1. ncbi Integrin signaling in epithelial cells
    Michael Z Gilcrease
    Department of Pathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Cancer Lett 247:1-25. 2007
    ..This review highlights signal transduction functions of epithelial integrins, with particular emphasis on signaling pathways underlying some of the most important functions of epithelium...
  2. ncbi Alpha6beta4 integrin crosslinking induces EGFR clustering and promotes EGF-mediated Rho activation in breast cancer
    Michael Z Gilcrease
    Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M, d, Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, USA
    J Exp Clin Cancer Res 28:67. 2009
    ..EGFR is also overexpressed in the basal subtype of breast cancer, and crosstalk between alpha6beta4 integrin and EGFR appears to be important in tumor progression...
  3. ncbi Even low-level HER2 expression may be associated with worse outcome in node-positive breast cancer
    Michael Z Gilcrease
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Am J Surg Pathol 33:759-67. 2009
    ....
  4. ncbi Coexpression of alpha6beta4 integrin and guanine nucleotide exchange factor Net1 identifies node-positive breast cancer patients at high risk for distant metastasis
    Michael Z Gilcrease
    Department of Pathology, Box 85 M D Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:80-6. 2009
    ..These findings suggest that coexpression of alpha6beta4 integrin and Net1 could be a useful biomarker for aggressive disease in node-positive breast cancer patients...
  5. ncbi Histologic changes associated with false-negative sentinel lymph nodes after preoperative chemotherapy in patients with confirmed lymph node-positive breast cancer before treatment
    Alexandra S Brown
    Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
    Cancer 116:2878-83. 2010
    ....
  6. ncbi Beta4 integrin subunit gene expression correlates with tumor size and nuclear grade in early breast cancer
    Leslie K Diaz
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Mod Pathol 18:1165-75. 2005
    ....
  7. ncbi CD44 expression is associated with increased survival in node-negative invasive breast carcinoma
    Leslie K Diaz
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Clin Cancer Res 11:3309-14. 2005
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of CD44 isoforms in early-stage, lymph node-negative invasive breast carcinoma...
  8. ncbi Characterization of a naturally occurring breast cancer subset enriched in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and stem cell characteristics
    Bryan T Hennessy
    Department of Gynecologic Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Cancer Res 69:4116-24. 2009
    ..PIK3CA mutations, EMT, and stem cell-like characteristics likely contribute to the poor outcomes of MBC and suggest novel therapeutic targets...
  9. ncbi Feasibility and accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy after preoperative chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with documented axillary metastases
    Jeannie Shen
    Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
    Cancer 109:1255-63. 2007
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility and accuracy of SLN biopsy after preoperative chemotherapy in patients with documented axillary metastases at presentation...
  10. ncbi Pleomorphic ductal carcinoma of the breast: predictors of decreased overall survival
    Christopher V Nguyen
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
    Am J Surg Pathol 34:486-93. 2010
    ..As the morphologic features of pleomorphic carcinoma can be seen in primary tumors from other sites, it is important to recognize this tumor as a rare variant of invasive breast carcinoma...
  11. ncbi How many sentinel lymph nodes are enough during sentinel lymph node dissection for breast cancer?
    Min Yi
    Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Cancer 113:30-7. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to determine how many SLNs need to be removed for accurate lymph node staging and which patient and tumor characteristics influence this number...
  12. ncbi Pathological evaluation of axillary sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer
    Michael Z Gilcrease
    Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
    Methods Mol Med 120:113-25. 2006
    ..Thorough histopathological evaluation of SLNs important for accurate assessment. In this chapter, we discuss the histopathological evaluation of SLNs...
  13. ncbi Metaplastic sarcomatoid carcinoma of the breast with absent or minimal overt invasive carcinomatous component: a misnomer
    William G Davis
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
    Am J Surg Pathol 29:1456-63. 2005
    ..In addition to systemic treatment, early aggressive local therapy is recommended, as these patients have a high rate of local relapse...
  14. ncbi Adhesion-independent alpha6beta4 integrin clustering is mediated by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
    Michael Z Gilcrease
    Department of Pathology, M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
    Cancer Res 64:7395-8. 2004
    ..A novel role for PI3K in alpha6beta4 integrin clustering is proposed...
  15. ncbi Primary peritoneal serous carcinoma presenting as inflammatory breast cancer
    Ibrahim Khalifeh
    Department of Pathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
    Breast J 15:176-81. 2009
    ..To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an extramammary primary malignancy that not only presented as inflammatory breast cancer but also was diagnosed and initially treated as such...
  16. ncbi Chromogenic in situ hybridization for alpha6beta4 integrin in breast cancer: correlation with protein expression
    Leslie K Diaz
    Department of Pathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    J Mol Diagn 6:10-5. 2004
    ....
  17. ncbi Matrix-producing carcinoma of the breast: an aggressive subtype of metaplastic carcinoma
    Erinn Downs-Kelly
    Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Am J Surg Pathol 33:534-41. 2009
    ..001) and decreased DRF survival (P=0.001). In summary, MPC is an aggressive subtype of metaplastic carcinoma with a worse clinical outcome than invasive ductal carcinoma...
  18. ncbi Imaging differences in metaplastic and invasive ductal carcinomas of the breast
    Wei Tse Yang
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, PO Box 301439, Unit 1350, Houston, TX 77230, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 189:1288-93. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was to compare the imaging features of metaplastic breast carcinoma with those of invasive ductal carcinoma...
  19. ncbi Do all mucocele-like lesions of the breast require surgery?
    Selin Carkaci
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030 4009, USA
    Clin Imaging 35:94-101. 2011
    ....
  20. ncbi Tumor cavitation in stage I non-small cell lung cancer: epidermal growth factor receptor expression and prediction of poor outcome
    Amir Onn
    Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 57, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Radiology 237:342-7. 2005
    ..01) and shorter overall survival time (P < .007). CONCLUSION: Patients who have stage I NSCLC with cavitary lesions have an adverse prognosis and are likely to have tumor EGFR overexpression...
  21. ncbi Metastatic neuroendocrine tumour in the breast: a potential mimic of in-situ and invasive mammary carcinoma
    Kyle D Perry
    Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
    Histopathology 59:619-30. 2011
    ....
  22. ncbi Jun activation domain binding protein 1 expression is associated with low p27(Kip1)levels in node-negative breast cancer
    Francisco J Esteva
    Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Clin Cancer Res 9:5652-9. 2003
    ....
  23. ncbi Gross cystic disease fluid protein-15 and mammaglobin A expression determined by immunohistochemistry is of limited utility in triple-negative breast cancer
    Lei Huo
    Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Histopathology 62:267-74. 2013
    ..Data on their expression in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) are very limited. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of these markers in TNBC to determine their utility in pathological diagnosis...
  24. ncbi Rosai-Dorfman disease confined to the breast
    Jerzy J Morkowski
    Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Ann Diagn Pathol 14:81-7. 2010
    ....
  25. ncbi Imaging features of primary breast sarcoma
    Taletha B Smith
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 198:W386-93. 2012
    ..This purpose of this study is to describe the imaging findings in patients who presented with a diagnosis of primary breast sarcoma...
  26. ncbi A lymph node metastatic mouse model reveals alterations of metastasis-related gene expression in metastatic human oral carcinoma sublines selected from a poorly metastatic parental cell line
    Xin Zhang
    Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
    Cancer 95:1663-72. 2002
    ..The data suggest that certain alterations of metastasis-related gene expression favor invasion of oral SCC and that cell surface proteins may play major roles in the metastasis of oral SCC to the lymph nodes...
  27. ncbi Phosphorylated galectin-3 mediates tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand signaling by regulating phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 in human breast carcinoma cells
    Nachman Mazurek
    Department of Gastrointestinal Medicine and Nutrition, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    J Biol Chem 282:21337-48. 2007
    ..These findings suggest a pivotal role for P-GAL3 in promoting TRAIL sensitivity through activation of a nonclassic apoptotic pathway and identify P-GAL3 as a novel regulator of PTEN...
  28. ncbi Histologic localization of sentinel lymph node metastases in breast cancer
    Leslie K Diaz
    Department of Pathology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Am J Surg Pathol 27:385-9. 2003
    ..This information may be useful in determining the optimal method for evaluating axillary sentinel lymph node specimens from breast cancer patients...
  29. ncbi Lipomatous variant of myofibroblastoma with epithelioid features: a rare and diagnostically challenging breast lesion
    Mary M Wahbah
    Unit 85, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030 4009, USA
    Ann Diagn Pathol 15:454-8. 2011
    ..We report a rare case of a lipomatous variant of myofibroblastoma with an epithelioid cell component and discuss the differential diagnosis and potential diagnostic pitfalls...
  30. ncbi Fibroepithelial lesions of the breast with pleomorphic stromal giant cells: a clinicopathologic study of 4 cases and review of the literature
    Lei Huo
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Ann Diagn Pathol 13:226-32. 2009
    ..The clinicopathologic features of each case are discussed, and a review of the literature is provided...
  31. ncbi Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the breast: predictors of locoregional recurrence and overall survival
    Anupma Nayak
    Department of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
    Am J Surg Pathol 37:867-73. 2013
    ..The presence of at least focal keratinization, however, is associated with significantly improved OS...
  32. ncbi Breast carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation and myocardial metastases
    Bryan T Hennessy
    Department of Gynecologic Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030 4009, USA
    Clin Breast Cancer 7:892-4. 2007
    ..Better understanding of the cellular origin and molecular pathogenesis of this relatively enigmatic rare disease is required...
  33. ncbi Primary desmoid tumor (extraabdominal fibromatosis) of the breast
    Basak Erguvan-Dogan
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Breast Imaging, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 57, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 185:488-9. 2005
  34. ncbi Sarcomatoid breast tumors have sarcomatoid behavior
    Michael Z Gilcrease
    Am J Surg Pathol 31:326-7; author reply 327. 2007