PGR and breast cancer: YY1 level was significant overexpressed in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/progesteron receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor2-negative (ER+/PR+/HER2-) subtype of BC patients with synchronous metastasis (SM) at primary diagnosis compared to metachronous metastasis (MM) and HS (p < 0.001) and correlating significantly with 18F-FDG-uptake parameter (SUVmax) (r = 0.48).