Difference between revisions of "Prostate gland"

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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.
Note:
*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.


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