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'''Foamy gland carcinoma''', also '''foamy gland adenocarcinoma''',<ref name=pmid19033862/> is an uncommon variant of [[prostate carcinoma]] that has a bland appearance and may be confused with benign glands. | |||
==General== | |||
*Rare. | |||
*Usually low grade, i.e. Gleason score 6/10.<ref name=pmid19033862>{{Cite journal | last1 = Zhao | first1 = J. | last2 = Epstein | first2 = JI. | title = High-grade foamy gland prostatic adenocarcinoma on biopsy or transurethral resection: a morphologic study of 55 cases. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 33 | issue = 4 | pages = 583-90 | month = Apr | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31818a5c6c | PMID = 19033862 }}</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Increased glandular density - '''key feature'''. | |||
*Eosinophilic intraluminal amorphous secretions - '''key feature'''. | |||
*Abundant foamy cytoplasm. | |||
*Tufted glandular border. | |||
*Gland size larger than "typical" prostate cancer. | |||
Note: | |||
*Prominent [[nucleoli]] usually infrequent ''or'' absent!<ref name=pmid19033862/> | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Adenosis of the prostate]]. | |||
*[[Bulbourethral glands]]. | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image: Intraluminal eosinophilic crystalloid of prostate gland - high mag.jpg | Intraluminal eosinophilic crystalloid in foamy glands. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | |||
www: | |||
*[http://www.nature.com/modpathol/journal/v17/n3/fig_tab/3800050f11.html#figure-title Foamy gland carcinoma (nature.com)]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Prostate carcinoma]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
[[Category:Prostate carcinoma]] | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
Revision as of 02:01, 23 October 2014
Foamy gland carcinoma, also foamy gland adenocarcinoma,[1] is an uncommon variant of prostate carcinoma that has a bland appearance and may be confused with benign glands.
General
- Rare.
- Usually low grade, i.e. Gleason score 6/10.[1]
Microscopic
Features:
- Increased glandular density - key feature.
- Eosinophilic intraluminal amorphous secretions - key feature.
- Abundant foamy cytoplasm.
- Tufted glandular border.
- Gland size larger than "typical" prostate cancer.
Note:
DDx:
Images
Intraluminal eosinophilic crystalloid in foamy glands. (WC)
www: