Prostate Biopsy Interpretation: An Illustrated Guide

• Main Authors: Shah, Rajal B. (Author), Zhou, Ming (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Pathology.; Urology.; Medicine & Public Health.

Prostate needle biopsy specimens account for an important portion of a surgical pathologist’s daily work. There is, however, a significant error rate when diagnosing prostate cancer in needle biopsies. Furthermore, the modified Gleason grading scheme is being only slowly adopted, and there is consid...

Table of Contents:

• Anatomy and Normal Histology of the Prostate Pertinent to Biopsy Practice
• Prostate Needle Biopsy Sampling Techniques: Impact on Pathological Diagnosis
• Diagnosis of Limited Cancer in Prostate Biopsy
• Immunohistochemistry in Prostate Biopsy Evaluation
• Contemporary Approach to Gleason Grading of Prostate Cancer
• Histologic Variants of Prostate Carcinoma
• Benign Mimics of Prostate Carcinoma
• Atypical Cribriform Lesions in Prostate Biopsy: Relationship to Prostate Carcinoma, Differential Diagnosis, and Emerging Concepts of Intraductal Carcinoma of the Prostate
• High-Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia
• Atypical Glands Suspicious for Cancer
• Spindle Cell Lesions of the Prostate Gland
• Treatment Effect in Benign and Malignant Prostate Tissue
• Molecular Biology of Prostate Cancer and Emerging Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers
• Biopsy Specimen Handling, Processing, Quality Assurance Program
• Reporting of Prostate Biopsy.