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==Microscopic evaluation==
==Microscopic evaluation==
*Before microscopy, look at each microscopy slide by '''eye''', to plan the microscopy screening so as to not miss peripheral fragments.
*Before microscopy, look at each microscopy slide by '''eye''', to plan the microscopy screening so as to not miss peripheral fragments.
*In addition to adenocarcinoma, also look for ''''inflammation'''.
*In addition to adenocarcinoma, also look for '''inflammation'''.


===Characteristics===
===Characteristics===

Revision as of 14:10, 10 September 2020

Authors: Mikael Häggström; Authors of integrated Creative Commons article[1] [note 1]

Gross processing

As prostatectomy or biopsy.

Microscopic evaluation

  • Before microscopy, look at each microscopy slide by eye, to plan the microscopy screening so as to not miss peripheral fragments.
  • In addition to adenocarcinoma, also look for inflammation.

Characteristics

Specific but relatively rare
[notes 1]
  • Collagenous micronodules for acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common subdiagnosis)[1]
  • Glomerulations, for acinar adenocarcinoma,[1] consisting of epithelial proliferations into one or more gland lumina, typically a cribriform tuft with a single attachment to the gland wall.[2]
  • Perineural invasion.[1] It should be circumferential to count.[2][notes 2]
  • Angiolymphatic invasion[1]
  • Extraprostatic extension [1]
Relatively common and highly specific
[1]
  • Multiple nucleoli
  • Eccentric nucleoli[1]
Less specific findings.

In uncertain cases, a diagnosis of malignancy can be discarded by immunohistochemical detection of basal cells.[1]

Subdiagnoses

File:Prostate cancer types.png
Pie chart of subdiagnoses.[notes 3]

The histopathologic subdiagnosis of prostate cancer has implications for the possibility and methodology of any subsequent Gleason scoring.[3] The most common histopathological subdiagnosis of prostate cancer is acinar adenocarcinoma, constituting 93% of prostate cancers.[4] The most common form of acinar adenocarcinoma, in turn, is "adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified", also termed conventional, or usual acinar.[5]

Subdiagnosis Relative incidence Image Microscopic characteristics Immunohistochemistry Gleason scoring
Core
biopsy
Radical prostatectomy
Acinar adenocarcinoma
- 93%[4]
Adenocarcinoma
(not otherwise specified/
conventional/
usual acinar)[5]
77%[notes 4] 54%[notes 4] File:Micrograph of prostate cancer with Gleason score 8 (4+4) with glomeruloid glands.jpg
  • Collagenous micronodules[1]
  • Glomerulations[1]
  • May be mixed with other subdiagnoses.
Tumorous glands:
  • 34βE12- and p63-[4] (+ in adjacent benign glands)[4]
  • Alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase (AMACR) + (- in adjacent benign glands)[4]
  • PSA+ (>10 ng/ml) in 60% of cases[4]
As usual
Foamy gland carcinoma 17%[6][notes 3] 13–23%[6][notes 3]
  • Abundant foamy cytoplasm[3]
  • Nuclei may be small and pyknotic - benign-looking[3]
  • Infiltrative pattern
  • Foamy cells:
  • PSA+ and CD68− [3]
  • AMACR+ in 68% of cases[3]
Based on architecture, discounting foamy cytoplasms[3]
Atrophic carcinoma 2%[6][notes 5] 16%[6][notes 5]
  • Glands lined by cells with scant cytoplasm, resembling atrophy[3]
  • Infiltrative growth[3]
  • Usually admixed with non-atrophic components[3]
Tumorous glands:
  • 34βE12- and p63- [3]
  • AMACR+ in 70% of cases[3]
As usual[3]
Pseudohyperplastic carcinoma 2%[6] 11%[6]
  • Large-sized or dilated glands[3]
  • Branching and papillary infolding[3]
  • Tall columnar cells[3]
  • Abundant pale to slight granular luminal cytoplasm[3]
  • Nuclei towards basement membrane[3]
Tumorous glands:
  • 34βE12- and p63- [3]
  • AMACR+ in 70–83% of cases[3]
3+3=6[3]
Microcystic carcinoma 11%[6]
  • Cystic dilatation and rounded expansion of malignant glands[7]
  • Lined by flat cells[7]
  • Intraluminal crystalloids, and wispy blue intraluminal mucin[7]
  • 34βE12- and p63-[7]
  • AMACR+[7]
On (usually) adjacent acinar adeocarcinoma[7]
PIN-like 1.3%[8]
  • Glands lined by ≥2 layers of malignant cells[3]
  • May resemble flat or tufted high-grade PIN, but lacks basal cells[3]
Tumorous glands:
  • 34βE12- and p63- [3]
Not recommended[3]
Non acinar
(or mixed acinar/
non-acinar)
adenocarcinoma
Ductal adenocarcinoma 3% to 12.7%[9][notes 3] File:Micrograph of typical ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate.jpg
  • Large glands and papillary formations, lined by tall columnar cells, often pseudostratified[3]
  • Papillary, cribriform, individual glands, or solid variants[3]
  • Cytoplasm usually amphophilic[3]
  • Nuclei are large and hyperchromatic, with prominent nucleoli[10]
  • AMACR+ in 77% of cases[3]
  • Usually negative for basal cells stains[3]
Intraductal adenocarcinoma 2.8%[11] File:Micrograph of intraductal carcinoma of the prostate with an infiltrative growth pattern.jpg
H&E and CK5/6
  • Carcinoma cells spanning entire lumen of ducts and acini[12]
  • At least focal preservation of the basal cell layer[12]
Urothelial carcinoma 0.7 to 2.8%[13] File:Urothelial carcinoma in the prostatic urethra, low mag.jpg
  • Umbrella cells are usually present in low-grade tumors[14]
  • Frequently branching fibrovascular cores[14]
  • Frequently fusing of papillae[14]
Not recommended[3]
Small-cell carcinoma 0.3–2%[15][16][notes 3] File:Micrograph of small-cell carcinoma of the prostate.jpg
  • Small blue cells with scant cytoplasm[3]
  • High nucleus/cytoplasm ratio[3]
  • "salt and pepper" chromatin[3]
  • Nuclear molding[3]
  • Necrosis of single cells, or geographic[3]
  • Smearing artifacts[3]

Half of cases have usual acinar components[3]

Mucinous adenocarcinoma 0.2%[13] File:Micrograph of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate with Gleason score 7 (3 + 4) with individual well-formed glands and minor component of cribriform glands floating in extracellular mucin.jpg
  • ≥25% of tumor shows extracellular mucin[3]
  • Intraluminal mucinous material does not qualify[3]
  • No extraprostatic origin found[3]
Tumorous glands:
  • 34βE12- and p63-[3]
  • PSA+ and CK8/18+[3]
4+4=8 for irregular cribriform glands floating in mucin.[3]
Signet-ring adenocarcinoma 0.02%[17] File:Micrograph of signet-ring adenocarcinoma of the prostate.jpg
  • ≥25% of tumor shows signet-ring cells (widely infiltrative cells with optically clear vacuoles displacing the nuclei)[3]
Tumorous glands: Not recommended[3]
Basal-cell carcinoma 0.01%[18] Basaloid tumor:
  • Scant cytoplasm[3]
  • High nucleus/cytoplasm ratio[3]
  • Irregular or angulated nuclei[3]
  • Euchromatic[3]
  • May have nuclear and cytoplasmic micro-vacuolation[3]
  • Infiltration of adjacent parenchyma[3]

BCC-pattern:

  • Variably sized solid nests, cords, or trabeculae[3]
  • Peripheral palisading[3]
  • p63+ [3]
  • HMCK(34βE12)+[3]
  • Typically CK20−/CK7+, but CK7− in pure solid basal cell nests[3]
  • Bcl-2+, strongly and diffusely[3]
  • Ki-67 nuclear staining in >20%[3]
Not recommended.[3]

Gleason scoring

File:Gleasonscore.jpg

Rate the dominant, or most common cell morphology (scored 1—5), in addition to the non-dominant cell pattern with the highest grade (scored 1—5).

Staging

Depending on sample type:

  • Multiple biopsy specimens: Adenocarcinoma presence in how many of the biopsies
  • Prostatectomy: Stage by TNM:

From the AJCC 7th edition[19] and International Union Against Cancer (UICC) 7th edition.[20]

Evaluation of the (primary) tumor ('T')
  • TX: cannot evaluate the primary tumor
  • T0: no evidence of tumor
  • T1: tumor present, but not detectable clinically or with imaging
    • T1a: tumor was incidentally found in 5% or less of prostate tissue resected (for other reasons)
    • T1b: tumor was incidentally found in greater than 5% of prostate tissue resected
    • T1c: tumor was found in a needle biopsy performed due to an elevated serum PSA
  • T2: the tumor can be felt (palpated) on examination, but has not spread outside the prostate
    • T2a: the tumor is in half or less than half of one of the prostate gland's two lobes
    • T2b: the tumor is in more than half of one lobe, but not both
    • T2c: the tumor is in both lobes but within the prostatic capsule
  • T3: the tumor has spread through the prostatic capsule (if it is only part-way through, it is still T2)
    • T3a: the tumor has spread through the capsule on one or both sides
    • T3b: the tumor has invaded one or both seminal vesicles
  • T4: the tumor has invaded other nearby structures
Evaluation of the regional lymph nodes ('N')
  • NX: cannot evaluate the regional lymph nodes
  • N0: there has been no spread to the regional lymph nodes
  • N1: there has been spread to the regional lymph nodes
Evaluation of distant metastasis ('M')
  • MX: cannot evaluate distant metastasis
  • M0: there is no distant metastasis
  • M1: there is distant metastasis
    • M1a: the cancer has spread to lymph nodes beyond the regional ones
    • M1b: the cancer has spread to bone
    • M1c: the cancer has spread to other sites (regardless of bone involvement)
Further information: Evaluation

Report

  • Diagnosis
  • Gleason score
  • Extent
  • Prostatectomy: Stage.
  • Prostate biopsies: Number of biopsies where tumor is found.
  • Any perineural or angiolymphatic invasion.

  See also: General notes on reporting


Notes

  1. "Rare" here refers to prevalence at least in core biopsies.(Cruz 2016)
  2. Glands adjacent to and indenting nerves is not sufficient as a diagnostic criterion by itself. Glands partially surrounding a nerve is an indication of carcinoma. (Stanford)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 At least where noted, the numbers include cases where the pattern is found admixed with usual acinar adenocarcinoma.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Numbers for usual acinar adenocarcinoma do not include mixed patterns with other subdiagnoses.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Number refers to sporadic atrophic pattern adenocarcinoma.
  1. For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.

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