title: Prostatic Adenocarcinoma, Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia, and Intraductal Carcinoma.
abstract: Prostate carcinoma (PCa) exhibits a wide range of architectural and cytological features. Gleason grading remains as one of the most powerful histological prognostic parameters. However, it has evolved considerably. High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (high-grade PIN) is accepted as a precursor lesion to PCa. Its detection in prostate biopsy is also considered as a risk factor for detecting cancer in subsequent biopsies. Such risk, however, has significantly decreased in recent studies. Intraductal carcinoma of the prostate (IDC-P) represents the intraductal spread of invasive cancer and constitutes a poor histologic parameter. This article reviews the key histological features of PCa, high-grade PIN and IDC-P, as well as the Gleason grading system that was most recently updated in 2005.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Cancer Biology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, L25, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: zhoum@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Cancer Biology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, L25, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magi-Galluzzi
keywords: Intraductal carcinoma of the prostate; Prostatic adenocarcinoma; Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia