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'''Adenoid cystic/basal cell carcinoma of the prostate''', abbreviated '''ACBCC''', is a rare from of [[prostate cancer]] that resembles [[adenoid cystic carcinoma]] and [[basal cell carcinoma]].
 
==General==
*Rare.
*Typically indolent - may be aggressive.<ref name=pmid14657711>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Iczkowski | first1 = KA. | last2 = Ferguson | first2 = KL. | last3 = Grier | first3 = DD. | last4 = Hossain | first4 = D. | last5 = Banerjee | first5 = SS. | last6 = McNeal | first6 = JE. | last7 = Bostwick | first7 = DG. | title = Adenoid cystic/basal cell carcinoma of the prostate: clinicopathologic findings in 19 cases. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 27 | issue = 12 | pages = 1523-9 | month = Dec | year = 2003 | doi =  | PMID = 14657711 }}</ref>
 
==Microscopic==
Features:
*[[Adenoid cystic carcinoma]]-like and [[basal cell adenoma]]-like:
**Nests of cells that have round spaces filled by whispy blue mucin.
**Dense collagenous stroma.
 
===Images===
<gallery>
Image: Adenoid cystic basal cell carcinoma of the prostate -- intermed mag.jpg | ADBCC - intermed. mag.
Image: Adenoid cystic basal cell carcinoma of the prostate - alt -- intermed mag.jpg | ADBCC - intermed. mag.
Image: Adenoid cystic basal cell carcinoma of the prostate -- high mag.jpg | ADBCC - high mag.
Image: Adenoid cystic basal cell carcinoma of the prostate -- very high mag.jpg | ADBCC - very high mag.
</gallery>
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===IHC===
*HER2/neu +ve (strong).<ref name=pmid17142577>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Iczkowski | first1 = KA. | last2 = Montironi | first2 = R. | title = Adenoid cystic/basal cell carcinoma of the prostate strongly expresses HER-2/neu. | journal = J Clin Pathol | volume = 59 | issue = 12 | pages = 1327-30 | month = Dec | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1136/jcp.2005.035147 | PMID = 17142577 }}</ref>
 
==See also==
*[[Prostate cancer]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}
 
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Prostate carcinoma]]

Revision as of 07:03, 22 February 2015

Adenoid cystic/basal cell carcinoma of the prostate, abbreviated ACBCC, is a rare from of prostate cancer that resembles adenoid cystic carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma.

General

  • Rare.
  • Typically indolent - may be aggressive.[1]

Microscopic

Features:

Images

  • ADBCC - intermed. mag.

  • ADBCC - intermed. mag.

  • ADBCC - high mag.

  • ADBCC - very high mag.

IHC

  • HER2/neu +ve (strong).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Iczkowski, KA.; Ferguson, KL.; Grier, DD.; Hossain, D.; Banerjee, SS.; McNeal, JE.; Bostwick, DG. (Dec 2003). "Adenoid cystic/basal cell carcinoma of the prostate: clinicopathologic findings in 19 cases.". Am J Surg Pathol 27 (12): 1523-9. PMID 14657711.
  2. ↑ Iczkowski, KA.; Montironi, R. (Dec 2006). "Adenoid cystic/basal cell carcinoma of the prostate strongly expresses HER-2/neu.". J Clin Pathol 59 (12): 1327-30. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.035147. PMID 17142577.
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