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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:High-grade_prostatic_intraepithelial_neoplasia_high_mag.jpg HGPIN - high mag. (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:High-grade_prostatic_intraepithelial_neoplasia_high_mag.jpg HGPIN - high mag. (WC)].


===Differentiating between diagnoses===
====Differentiating between the diagnoses====
HGPIN vs. adenocarcinoma:  
HGPIN vs. adenocarcinoma:  
*Glands with HGPIN have two or more distinct cells layers.
*Glands with HGPIN have two or more distinct cells layers.
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May need IHC (especially for cancer vs. HGPIN).
May need IHC (especially for cancer vs. HGPIN).


IHC patterns:
===IHC===
*HGPIN: AMACR +ve, p63 +ve, HMWCK +ve.
*Cancer: AMACR +ve, p63 -ve, HMWCK -ve.
*Cancer: AMACR +ve, p63 -ve, HMWCK -ve.
*HGPIN: AMACR +ve, p63 +ve, HMWCK +ve.
*Normal: AMACR -ve, p63 +ve, HMWCK ve+.
*Normal: AMACR -ve, p63 +ve, HMWCK ve+.


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