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'''Prostatic specific acid phosphatase''', abbreviated '''PSAP''', is [[prostate gland|prostate]] marker that predated [[prostate specific antigen|PSA]]. | '''Prostatic specific acid phosphatase''', abbreviated '''PSAP''', is [[prostate gland|prostate]] marker that predated [[prostate specific antigen|PSA]]. | ||
It is also known as '''prostatic acid phosphatase''', abbreviated '''PAP'''. | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
Revision as of 02:06, 18 January 2016
Prostatic specific acid phosphatase, abbreviated PSAP, is prostate marker that predated PSA.
It is also known as prostatic acid phosphatase, abbreviated PAP.
General
- Cannot differentiate between benign prostate and prostate cancer, like PSA.[1]
Microscopic
Features:
- Cytoplasmic staining.
Images
PSAP - intermed. mag.
PSAP - high mag.
