Difference between revisions of "Prostate cancer"
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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Increased glandular density. | |||
*Tufted glandular border. | *Tufted glandular border. | ||
*Abundant eosinophilic (or hyperchromatic) cytoplasm - '''key feature'''. | *Abundant eosinophilic (or hyperchromatic) cytoplasm - '''key feature'''. | ||
*Gland size larger than "typical" prostate cancer. | *Gland size larger than "typical" prostate cancer. | ||
*Prominent nucleoli usually infrequent or absent | |||
Note: | |||
*Prominent [[nucleoli]] usually infrequent ''or'' absent!<ref name=pmid19033862/> | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Adenosis of the prostate]]. | |||
Image: | Image: | ||