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*All biopsies cores < 50% involvement. | *All biopsies cores < 50% involvement. | ||
*Less than 3 cores involved. | *Less than 3 cores involved. | ||
==Gross== | |||
*Prostate cancer is uncommonly apparent grossly. | |||
===Prostatectomy grossing=== | |||
*[[Embedding in toto]] is not required. | |||
**A study by Epstein ''et al.'' suggests it is reasonable to submit all of the posterior aspect and selected sections from the mid portion.<ref name=pmid11381367>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sehdev | first1 = AE. | last2 = Pan | first2 = CC. | last3 = Epstein | first3 = JI. | title = Comparative analysis of sampling methods for grossing radical prostatectomy specimens performed for nonpalpable (stage T1c) prostatic adenocarcinoma. | journal = Hum Pathol | volume = 32 | issue = 5 | pages = 494-9 | month = May | year = 2001 | doi = 10.1053/hupa.2001.24322 | PMID = 11381367 }}</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||