“…Moreover, we found an association between HER2 positive tumors and some pathological parameters, such as Laurén’s intestinal subtype ( P = 0.048), well to moderately differentiated tumors ( P = 0.004) and presence of lymphovascular invasion ( P = 0.031). The intestinal subtype has been proven to be the pathological feature most invariably associated with HER2 positivity in multiple studies [ 17 , 32 , 34 , 35 , 44 , 45 ], including the ToGA trial [ 30 ] and some with Brazilian patients [ 19 , 22 , 23 , 26 ]. Since HER2 positivity is expected to be found on intestinal-type tumors, we strongly encourage that, when dealing with a mixed-type tumor, areas showing an intestinal morphology should be selected for HER2 scoring.…”