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Eble JN, Sauter G., Epstein JI, Sesterhenn IA - iarc

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A<br />

B<br />

Fig. 3.32 A Sarcomatoid carcinoma. Note both epithelial (upper centre) and mesenchymal differentiation. B High-magnification view of spindle cell component of<br />

sarcomatoid carcinoma of prostate.<br />

A<br />

B<br />

Fig. 3.33 A Cancer with radiation effect. The degenerating tumour cells are ballooned. Note pleomorphic hyperchromatic nuclei. B Adenocarcinoma with cancer<br />

showing radiation effect adjacent to cancer without evidence of radiation effect.<br />

Immunohistochemistry for PSA or pancytokeratin<br />

can aid in the diagnosis of carcinoma<br />

in these cases by identifying the<br />

individual cells as epithelial cells of prostatic<br />

origin. Cancer cells following hormonal<br />

therapy demonstrate a lack of high molecular<br />

weight cytokeratin staining, identical<br />

to untreated prostate cancer. Following a<br />

response to combination endocrine therapy,<br />

the grade of the tumour appears artefactually<br />

higher, when compared to the<br />

grade of the pretreated tumour. As with<br />

radiation, the response to hormonal therapy<br />

may be variable, with areas of the cancer<br />

appearing unaffected {117,340,470,<br />

1059,1852,2176,2447,2681}.<br />

Gleason grading system<br />

Numerous grading systems have been<br />

designed for histopathological grading<br />

of prostate cancer. The main controversies<br />

have been whether grading should<br />

be based on glandular differentiation<br />

alone or a combination of glandular differentiation<br />

and nuclear atypia, and also<br />

whether prostate cancer should be graded<br />

according to its least differentiated or<br />

dominant pattern. The Gleason grading<br />

system named after Donald F. Gleason is<br />

now the predominant grading system,<br />

and in 1993, it was recommended by a<br />

WHO consensus conference {1840}. The<br />

Gleason grading system is based on<br />

glandular architecture; nuclear atypia is<br />

not evaluated {894,895}. Nuclear atypia<br />

as adopted in some grading systems,<br />

correlates with prognosis of prostate<br />

cancer but there is no convincing evidence<br />

that it adds independent prognostic<br />

information to that obtained by grading<br />

glandular differentiation alone {1801}.<br />

The Gleason grading system defines five<br />

histological patterns or grades with<br />

decreasing differentiation. Normal<br />

prostate epithelial cells are arranged<br />

around a lumen. In patterns 1 to 3, there<br />

is retained epithelial polarity with luminal<br />

differentiation in virtually all glands. In<br />

pattern 4, there is partial loss of normal<br />

polarity and in pattern 5, there is an<br />

almost total loss of polarity with only<br />

occasional luminal differentiation.<br />

Prostate cancer has a pronounced morphological<br />

heterogeneity and usually<br />

more than one histological pattern is<br />

present. The primary and secondary pattern,<br />

i.e. the most prevalent and the second<br />

most prevalent pattern are added to<br />

obtain a Gleason score or sum. It is recommended<br />

that the primary and secondary<br />

pattern as well as the score be<br />

reported, e.g. Gleason score 3+4=7. If<br />

the tumour only has one pattern, Gleason<br />

score is obtained by doubling that pattern,<br />

e.g. Gleason score 3+3=6. Gleason<br />

scores 2 and 3 are only exceptionally<br />

Acinar adenocarcinoma<br />

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