Cribriform pattern
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Cribriform pattern, also cribriform architecture, is a morphologic pattern that is common in pathology, and may be seen in benign and malignant tissue.
Sieve-like pattern redirect to this article.
Definition
Pierced with small holes.[1]
Some considerations
Breast
- Atypical ductal hyperplasia.
- Cribriform DCIS.
Prostate
- Cribriform high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia.
- Cribriform pattern within invasive prostate carcinoma.
Gastrointestinal tract
- Cribriforming in a tubular adenoma with high-grade dysplasia.
Salivary gland
Gynecology
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cribriform. Accessed on: 8 August 2011.