title: [Diagnostics of radical prostatectomy specimens. Results of the 2009 consensus conference of the International Society of Urological Pathology].
abstract: The 2009 consensus conference of the International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) made recommendations for standardization of handling and staging of radical prostatectomy specimens. The conference topics were preparation of specimens, the T2 subclassification, prostate cancer volume, extraprostatic tumor extent, lymphovascular invasion, seminal vesicle infiltration, lymph node metastases and surgical margins. This review article presents the essential results and recommendations of this conference.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland. glen.kristiansen@ukb.uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kristiansen
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Srigley
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Delahunt
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Egevad
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001706:Biopsy; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000473:pathology; D012955:Societies, Medical; D047368:Tumor Burden