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33. Prostatic adenocarcinoma: Difference between revisions
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(Created page with "'''Staining''': HE '''Organ''': Prostate '''Description''': The glands of the healthy, central zone are dilated and normal. The glands of the tumor are smaller, show atypia with very prominent nucleoli and they are not surrounded by basal (myoepithelial-like) cells. Perineural infiltration, the infiltration of the tumor around peripheral nerve fibres, is present. The nerve fibres are present just beneath and inside the capsule. Signs of benign prostate hyperplasia a...") |
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'''Staining''': HE | [[File:Prostate cancer - overview.png|thumb|Overview]]'''Staining''': HE | ||
'''Organ''': Prostate | '''Organ''': Prostate | ||
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia mostly affects the transitional zone while cancer mostly affects the peripheral zone. | Benign prostatic hyperplasia mostly affects the transitional zone while cancer mostly affects the peripheral zone. | ||
[[File:Prostate cancer - | [[File:Prostate cancer - perineural invasion.png|thumb|Perineural invasion, as the tumor cells invade the peripheral nerves.]] | ||
[[File:Prostate cancer - not myoepithelial cells.png | [[File:Prostate cancer - not myoepithelial cells.png|thumb|Those aren’t myoepithelial cells but rather basal cells that just look like myoepithelium. The healthy glands are surrounded by basal cells, whereas the tumor glands aren’t. Also, the cells that comprise the tumor glands have very prominent nucleoli.|none]] | ||
[[Category:Pathology 2 - Histopathology slides]] | [[Category:Pathology 2 - Histopathology slides]] | ||