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*Diagnosed on basis of nuclear changes. | *Diagnosed on basis of nuclear changes. | ||
**Hyperchromatic nuclei. | **Hyperchromatic nuclei. | ||
**Nucleoli present - '''key feature'''. | **Nucleoli present - '''key (high power) feature'''. | ||
**Often increased N/C ratio. | **Often increased N/C ratio. | ||
**Nuclear enlargement. | |||
*Different architectures (e.g. micropapillary). | *Different architectures (e.g. micropapillary). | ||
*Usually epithelial hyperplasia. | *Usually epithelial hyperplasia. | ||
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*Nucleoli should be visible with the 20x objective. | |||
**If one uses the 40x objective... one over calls. | |||
====HGPIN architecture==== | ====HGPIN architecture==== | ||
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*Cribriform - rare. | *Cribriform - rare. | ||
Note: The architectural pattern is NOT thought to have any prognostic significance -- may, however, be useful for picking it out from benign prostate. | Note: | ||
*The architectural pattern is NOT thought to have any prognostic significance -- may, however, be useful for picking it out from benign prostate. | |||
Images: | Images: | ||