Difference between revisions of "High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia"

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**Nucleoli present - '''key (high power) feature'''.
**Nucleoli present - '''key (high power) feature'''.
**Often increased NC ratio.
**Often increased NC ratio.
**Nuclear enlargement.
**Nuclear enlargement - usually subtle/appreciated at high magnification only.
*Tinctorial changes of the cytoplasm - usually amphophilic (red) or basophilic (blue).


Notes:
Notes:
*Nucleoli should be visible with the 20x objective.
*[[Nucleoli]] should be visible with the 20x objective.
**If one uses the 40x objective... one over calls.
**If one uses the 40x objective... one over calls.
*May need IHC for cancer versus HGPIN.
*May need IHC for cancer versus HGPIN.
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**[[PIN-like prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma]] - glands crowded.
**[[PIN-like prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma]] - glands crowded.
*Benign prostate - HGPIN has nuclear changes.
*Benign prostate - HGPIN has nuclear changes.
**Central zone typically has small nucleoli;<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Egevad | first1 = L. | title = Cytology of the central zone of the prostate. | journal = Diagn Cytopathol | volume = 28 | issue = 5 | pages = 239-44 | month = May | year = 2003 | doi = 10.1002/dc.10275 | PMID = 12722118 }}</ref> however, the glands are larger.


===HGPIN architecture===
===HGPIN architecture===
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