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Chierigo F, Borghesi M, Würnschimmel C, Flammia RS, Horlemann B, Sorce G, Höh B, Tian Z, Saad F, Graefen M, Gallucci M, Briganti A, Montorsi F, Chun FKH, Shariat SF, Mantica G, Suardi N, Terrone C, Karakiewicz PI. Survival after radical prostatectomy vs. radiation therapy in ductal carcinoma of the prostate. Int Urol Nephrol 2021; 54:89-95. [PMID: 34797483 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-021-03070-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM To compare cancer-specific mortality (CSM) rates between radical prostatectomy (RP) vs. external beam radiotherapy (RT) in patients with ductal carcinoma (DC) of the prostate. MATERIALS AND METHODS Within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (2004-2016), we identified 369 DC patients, of whom 303 (82%) vs. 66 (18%) were treated with RP vs. RT, respectively. Kaplan-Meier plots and uni- and stepwise multivariate Cox regression models addressed CSM in the unmatched population. After propensity score matching (PSM) and inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW), Kaplan-Meier curve and Cox regression models tested the effect of RP vs RT on CSM. RESULTS Overall, RT patients were older, harbored higher PSA values, higher clinical T and higher Gleason grade groups. 5-year CSM rates were respectively 4.2 vs. 10% for RP vs. RT (HR 0.40, 95% CI 0.16-0.99, p = 0.048, favoring RP). At step-by-step multivariate Cox regression, after adding possible confounders, the central tendency of the HR for RP vs. RT approached 1. PSM resulted into 124 vs. 53 patients treated respectively with RP vs. RT. After PSM, as well as after IPTW, the protective effect of RP was no longer present (HR 1.16, 95% CI 0.23-5.73, p = 0.9 and 0.97, 95% CI 0.35-2.66, p = 0.9, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Although CSM rate of ductal carcinoma RP patients is lower of that of RT patients, this apparent benefit disappears after statistical adjustment for population differences.
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- Francesco Chierigo
- Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, Genova, Italy. .,Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada. .,Department of Urology, Policlinico San Martino Hospital, University of Genova, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132, Genova, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Department of Maternal-Child and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza Rome University, Rome, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada.,Department of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Maternal-Child and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza Rome University, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Departments of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.,Department of Urology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.,Division of Urology, Department of Special Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Sailer VW, Perner S, Wild P, Köllermann J. [Localized prostate cancer]. DER PATHOLOGE 2021; 42:603-616. [PMID: 34648048 DOI: 10.1007/s00292-021-00997-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Prostate cancer is the most prevalent noncutaneous cancer in men. The Gleason grading is considered to be the strongest prognostic parameter regarding progression-free survival and overall survival. The original grading system has been modified during the last decade resulting in a more precise prognostic tool. The pretreatment Gleason score guides clinical management and is a key component in S3 guidelines for prostate cancer. In addition to Gleason score several other histologic findings in prostate needle biopsy influence patient management. In this second part of our CME series about prostate cancer, we will discuss the diagnosis of prostate cancer and current guidelines for reporting prostate cancer. In addition, we will highlight prostate lesions of urothelial origin and neuroendocrine prostate cancer as well as prognostic biomarkers.
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- V W Sailer
- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23563, Lübeck, Deutschland.
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23563, Lübeck, Deutschland.,Institut für Pathologie, Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz Lungenzentrum, Borstel, Deutschland
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- Dr. Senckenbergisches Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Deutschland
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- Dr. Senckenbergisches Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Deutschland
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Ranasinha N, Omer A, Philippou Y, Harriss E, Davies L, Chow K, Chetta PM, Erickson A, Rajakumar T, Mills IG, Bryant RJ, Hamdy FC, Murphy DG, Loda M, Hovens CM, Corcoran NM, Verrill C, Lamb AD. Ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate: A systematic review and meta-analysis of incidence, presentation, prognosis, and management. BJUI COMPASS 2021; 2:13-23. [PMID: 35474657 PMCID: PMC8988764 DOI: 10.1002/bco2.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Context Ductal adenocarcinoma (DAC) is relatively rare, but is nonetheless the second most common subtype of prostate cancer. First described in 1967, opinion is still divided regarding its biology, prognosis, and outcome. Objectives To systematically interrogate the literature to clarify the epidemiology, diagnosis, management, progression, and survival statistics of DAC. Materials and methods We conducted a literature search of five medical databases from inception to May 04 2020 according to PRISMA criteria using search terms "prostate ductal adenocarcinoma" OR "endometriod adenocarcinoma of prostate" and variations of each. Results Some 114 studies were eligible for inclusion, presenting 2 907 170 prostate cancer cases, of which 5911 were DAC. [Correction added on 16 January 2021 after the first online publication: the preceding statement has been corrected in this current version.] DAC accounts for 0.17% of prostate cancer on meta-analysis (range 0.0837%-13.4%). The majority of DAC cases were admixed with predominant acinar adenocarcinoma (AAC). Median Prostate Specific Antigen at diagnosis ranged from 4.2 to 9.6 ng/mL in the case series.DAC was more likely to present as T3 (RR1.71; 95%CI 1.53-1.91) and T4 (RR7.56; 95%CI 5.19-11.01) stages, with far higher likelihood of metastatic disease (RR4.62; 95%CI 3.84-5.56; all P-values < .0001), compared to AAC. Common first treatments included surgery (radical prostatectomy (RP) or cystoprostatectomy for select cases) or radiotherapy (RT) for localized disease, and hormonal or chemo-therapy for metastatic disease. Few studies compared RP and RT modalities, and those that did present mixed findings, although cancer-specific survival rates seem worse after RP.Biochemical recurrence rates were increased with DAC compared to AAC. Additionally, DAC metastasized to unusual sites, including penile and peritoneal metastases. Where compared, all studies reported worse survival for DAC compared to AAC. Conclusion When drawing conclusions about DAC it is important to note the heterogenous nature of the data. DAC is often diagnosed incidentally post-treatment, perhaps due to lack of a single, universally applied histopathological definition. As such, DAC is likely underreported in clinical practice and the literature. Poorer prognosis and outcomes for DAC compared to AAC merit further research into genetic composition, evolution, diagnosis, and treatment of this surprisingly common prostate cancer sub-type. Patient summary Ductal prostate cancer is a rare but important form of prostate cancer. This review demonstrates that it tends to be more serious at detection and more likely to spread to unusual parts of the body. Overall survival is worse with this type of prostate cancer and urologists need to be aware of the presence of ductal prostate cancer to alter management decisions and follow-up.
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- Nithesh Ranasinha
- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
- Department of UrologyOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Roosevelt DriveOxfordUK
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Bodleian Health Care LibrariesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Department of SurgeryRoyal Melbourne HospitalUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
- Department of UrologyOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Roosevelt DriveOxfordUK
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
- Department of UrologyOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Roosevelt DriveOxfordUK
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- Division of Cancer SurgeryPeter MacCallum Cancer CentreMelbourneVICAustralia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of OncologyUniversity of MelbourneParkvilleVICAustralia
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- Dana Farber Cancer InstituteHarvardMAUSA
- Weill Cornell Medical SchoolNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of SurgeryRoyal Melbourne HospitalUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Department of SurgeryRoyal Melbourne HospitalUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreUniversity of Oxford, John Radcliffe HospitalOxfordUK
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
- Department of UrologyOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Roosevelt DriveOxfordUK
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Sox2 is necessary for androgen ablation-induced neuroendocrine differentiation from Pten null Sca-1 + prostate luminal cells. Oncogene 2020; 40:203-214. [PMID: 33110232 PMCID: PMC7796948 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-020-01526-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Prostate adenocarcinoma undergoes neuroendocrine differentiation to acquire resistance toward anti-hormonal therapies. The underlying mechanisms have been investigated extensively, among which Sox2 has been shown to play a critical role. However, genetic evidence in mouse models for prostate cancer to support the crucial role of Sox2 is missing. The adult mouse prostate luminal cells contain both castration-resistant Sox2-expressing Sca-1+ cells and castration-responsive Sca-1− cells. We show that both types of the luminal cell are susceptible to oncogenic transformation induced by loss of function of the tumor suppressor Pten. The tumors derived from the Sca-1+ cells are predisposed to castration resistance and castration-induced neuroendocrine differentiation. Genetic ablation of Sox2 suppresses neuroendocrine differentiation but does not impact the castration resistant property. This study provides direct genetic evidence that Sox2 is necessary for androgen ablation-induced neuroendocrine differentiation of Pten null prostate adenocarcinoma, corroborates that the lineage status of the prostate cancer cells is a determinant for its propensity to exhibit lineage plasticity, and supports that the intrinsic features of cell-of-origin for prostate cancers can dictate their clinical behaviors.
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Yang C, Humphrey PA. False-Negative Histopathologic Diagnosis of Prostatic Adenocarcinoma. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2019; 144:326-334. [DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0456-ra] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Context.—Histopathologic diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate is based on light-microscopic examination of hematoxylin-eosin–stained tissue sections. Multiple factors, including preanalytic and analytic elements, affect the ability of the pathologist to accurately diagnose prostatic adenocarcinoma. False-negative diagnosis, that is, failure to diagnose prostatic adenocarcinoma, may have serious clinical consequences. It is important to delineate and understand those factors that may affect and cause histopathologic false-negative diagnoses of prostatic adenocarcinoma.Objectives.—To review common factors involved in histopathologic underdiagnosis of prostatic adenocarcinoma, including the following: (1) tissue processing and sectioning artifacts, (2) minimal adenocarcinoma, (3) deceptively benign appearing variants of acinar adenocarcinoma, (4) single cell adenocarcinoma, and (5) treatment effects.Data Sources.—Data sources included published, peer-reviewed literature and personal experiences of the senior author.Conclusions.—Knowledge of the reasons for histopathologic false-negative diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate is an important component in the diagnostic assessment of prostate tissue sections. Diagnostic awareness of the histomorphologic presentations of small (minimal) adenocarcinoma; deceptively benign appearing variants including atrophic, foamy gland, microcystic, and pseudohyperplastic variants; single cell carcinoma; and treatment effects is critical for establishment of a definitive diagnosis of adenocarcinoma and the prevention of false-negative diagnoses of prostate cancer.
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- Chen Yang
- From the Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- From the Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia like (PIN-like ductal) carcinoma are rare tumors characterized by crowded, often cystically dilated glands architecturally resembling high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, lined by malignant pseudostratified columnar epithelium. The largest prior series studied 9 radical prostatectomies (RPs) and suggested a behavior similar to Gleason score 6. We sought to investigate this rare tumor within a larger series. PIN-like carcinoma cases were identified from in-house and consultation files from 2008 to 2017. A total of 190 total cases were identified (in-house cases n=8, 4.2%, consult cases n=182, 95.8%); the diagnosis of PIN-like carcinoma was made on needle biopsy (n=181), transurethral resection (n=5) and RP (n=4). The average age was 70 years. The average number of cores with involvement by PIN-like carcinoma was 2 (1 to 12). The average maximum percentage by a PIN-like carcinoma component of any core was 43.5% (5% to 90%). In 58/181 (32.0%) biopsy cases, due to selective parts having been submitted for consultation, it was unknown whether there was an association with acinar carcinoma. A total of 72 cases showed exclusively PIN-like carcinoma. Highest grade groups (GGs) on biopsies with known acinar or papillary/cribriform ductal carcinomas were GG1 (n=23, 45.1%), GG2 (n=14, 27.5%), GG3 (n=9, 17.6%), GG4 (n=4, 7.8%), and GG5 (n=1, 2.0%). Of 44 cases where the patient would be considered eligible for active surveillance, 18 (41.0%) underwent RP. RP slides were available in 16 cases; 3 (18.8%) cases diagnosed on biopsy did not show PIN-like carcinoma on review of RP slides. PIN-like carcinoma was present without an associated acinar tumor in 3 (23.1%) RPs; 2 showing tumors with large, cystic dilated glands extending into periprostatic tissue. In 7/13 cases (53.8%), the acinar component was the dominant tumor and the PIN-like carcinoma component was small (<1 cm). The overall grade at RP was GG1 (5/13, 38.5%) and GG2 (8/13, 61.5%). In all cases with an acinar component, the acinar tumor was anatomically distinct from the PIN-like carcinoma tumor. The GGs of the separate acinar tumors were GG1 (6/10) and GG2 (4/10) with percent pattern 4 ≤5% in all 4 cases. No cases were associated with metastases to lymph nodes or seminal vesicle invasion. Extraprostatic extension was present in 6/13 (46.1%) cases, from the acinar component in 1 (7.7%) case and the PIN-like carcinoma component in 5 (83.3%) cases. In all 5 cases, there was a peculiar morphology of thin papillary projections into cystic dilated PIN-like carcinoma glands. Immunohistochemical expression of ERG was positive in 1/11 (9.1%) case. 1/11 (9.1%) case showed heterogeneous loss of PTEN. Overall, PIN-like carcinoma tumors are limited in size, not advanced in stage, not associated with high-grade cancer on RP, and show low rates of Gleason pattern 4 and TMPS-ERG rearrangement. Our study supports grading classic PIN-like carcinoma as Gleason pattern 3; at the current time we recommend grading thin papillary projections of PIN-like carcinoma as pattern 4. Longer term studies will be needed to determine the clinical significance of thin papillary projections in PIN-like carcinoma.
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Knipper S, Preisser F, Mazzone E, Mistretta FA, Tian Z, Briganti A, Zorn KC, Saad F, Tilki D, Graefen M, Karakiewicz PI. Contemporary Comparison of Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Survival Outcomes of Prostate Ductal Carcinoma and Acinar Adenocarcinoma: A Population-Based Study. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2019; 17:231-237.e2. [PMID: 31080021 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate clinicopathologic characteristics and cancer-specific mortality (CSM) rates of ductal carcinoma (DC) versus the common acinar adenocarcinoma in nonmetastatic and metastatic (M1) prostate cancer patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (2004-2015), we identified patients with histologically confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma who harbored either DC (n = 581) or acinar adenocarcinoma (n = 489,296). Kaplan-Meier and 4:1 propensity score-matched multivariable Cox regression models adjusted for clinical and pathologic parameters were used to test for CSM differences. Three separate analyses were performed on all patients with nonmetastatic disease, patients with nonmetastatic patients treated with radical prostatectomy only, and patients with metastatic disease. RESULTS DC was identified in 502 (0.10%) of 469,946 patients with nonmetastatic disease and 79 (0.39%) of 19,931 patients with metastatic disease. In patients with nonmetastatic disease, 253 (50.4%) DC patients underwent radical prostatectomy, 61 (12.2%) DC patients received external-beam radiotherapy, and 188 (37.4%) received other treatment modalities. In multivariable analyses, DC was associated with higher CSM in the overall nonmetastatic patient population (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.8; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3-2.6; P = .001), in the nonmetastatic radical prostatectomy population (HR = 2.8; 95% CI, 1.3-6.0; P < .01), and in the M1 population (HR = 1.6; 95% CI, 1.1-2.2; P < .01). CONCLUSION Prostate cancers of ductal origin represent a rare entity among patients with nonmetastatic disease as well as among patients with metastatic disease, and regardless of stage, DC behaves more aggressively.
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- Sophie Knipper
- Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Urology, University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Urology and Division of Experimental Oncology, URI, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Urology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Urology and Division of Experimental Oncology, URI, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Urology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Division of Urology, University of Montreal Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Au S, Villamil CF, Alaghehbandan R, Wang G. Prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma with cribriform architecture has worse prognostic features than non-cribriform-type. Ann Diagn Pathol 2019; 39:59-62. [PMID: 30772651 DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a rare histologic subtype of prostate cancer characterized by large glands lined with tall columnar pseudostratified epithelium. PDA has several architectural patterns, with papillary and cribriform being the most common. The cribriform pattern of acinar carcinoma has shown to be associated with a worse prognosis in terms of disease progression and disease-specific mortality. However, the significance of cribriform pattern in PDA is unknown. In this study, we sought to compare the adverse pathologic features between cribriform-type and non-cribriform-type PDA, and between PDA and acinar carcinoma with Gleason scores 8-10. We identified PDA cases diagnosed between 2008 and 2018 and 428 radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens containing Gleason 8-10 acinar carcinoma. The slides of all PDA cases were reviewed, and pathologic features were recorded. We found that the vast majority of PDA contained admixed acinar carcinoma, with a median percentage of the ductal component of 50% (range 5-100). 29% of PDA was graded as Grade Group 4 and 35.5% as Grade Group 5. At the time of RP, 45.2% of cases presented as pathologic stage T3a and 29% as T3b. Cribriform-type PDA demonstrated a significantly higher likelihood of extraprostatic extension (84% vs 33.3%, p = 0.01), seminal vesical invasion (36% vs 0%, p = 0.04), lymphovascular invasion (40% vs 0%, p = 0.03) and advanced pathologic stage (84% vs 33.3%, p = 0.01) compared to PDA without cribriform architecture. The proportion of stage ≥pT3 tumors in PDA was similar compared to that in Gleason 8-10 acinar carcinoma (74.2% vs 70.8%, p = 0.68).
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- Sammy Au
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Lee TK, Ro JY. Spectrum of Cribriform Proliferations of the Prostate: From Benign to Malignant. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018; 142:938-946. [DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2018-0005-ra] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Context.—
The presence of cribriform glands/ducts in the prostate can pose a diagnostic challenge. Cribriform glands/ducts include a spectrum of lesions, from benign to malignant, with vastly different clinical, prognostic, and treatment implications.
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To highlight the diagnostic features of several entities with a common theme of cribriform architecture. We emphasize the importance of distinguishing among benign entities such as cribriform changes and premalignant to malignant entities such as high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, atypical intraductal cribriform proliferation, intraductal carcinoma of the prostate, and invasive adenocarcinoma (acinar and ductal types). The diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, and clinical implications of these cribriform lesions are discussed.
Data Sources.—
Literature review of pertinent publications in PubMed up to calendar year 2017. Photomicrographs obtained from cases at the University of California at Irvine and authors' collections.
Conclusions.—
Although relatively uncommon compared with small acinar lesions (microacinar carcinoma and small gland carcinoma mimickers), large cribriform lesions are increasingly recognized and have become clinically and pathologically important. The spectrum of cribriform lesions includes benign, premalignant, and malignant lesions, and differentiating them can often be subtle and difficult. Intraductal carcinoma of the prostate in particular is independently associated with worse prognosis, and its presence in isolation should prompt definitive treatment. Patients with atypical intraductal cribriform proliferation, intraductal carcinoma of the prostate, or even focal cribriform pattern of invasive adenocarcinoma in biopsies would not be ideal candidates for active surveillance because of the high risk of adverse pathologic findings associated with these entities.
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- From the Department of Pathology and Urology, University of California Irvine, Orange (Dr Lee); and the Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Weil Cornell Medical College, Houston, Texas (Dr Ro)
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Variants of acinar adenocarcinoma of the prostate mimicking benign conditions. Mod Pathol 2018; 31:S64-70. [PMID: 29297496 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2017.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Histological variants of acinar adenocarcinoma of the prostate may be of significance due to difficulty in diagnosis or due to differences in prognosis compared to usual acinar adenocarcinoma. The 2016 World Health Organization classification of acinar adenocarcinoma includes four variants that are deceptively benign in histological appearance, such that a misdiagnosis of a benign condition may be made. These four variants are atrophic pattern adenocarcinoma, pseudohyperplastic adenocarcinoma, microcystic adenocarcinoma, and foamy gland adenocarcinoma. They differ from usual small acinar adenocarcinoma in architectural glandular structure and/or cytoplasmic and nuclear alterations. The variants are often admixed, in variable proportions, with usual small acinar adenocarcinoma that is often Gleason pattern 3 but may be high-grade pattern 4 in a minority of cases. Atrophic pattern adenocarcinoma can be identified in a sporadic setting or after radiation or hormonal therapy. This variant is characterized by cytoplasmic volume loss and can resemble benign glandular atrophy, an extremely common benign process in the prostate. The glands of pseudohyperplastic adenocarcinoma simulate usual epithelial hyperplasia, with gland complexity that is not typical of small acinar adenocarcinoma. These complex growth configurations include papillary infoldings, luminal undulations, and branching. Microcystic adenocarcinoma is characterized by cystic dilation of prostatic glands to a size that is much more commonly observed in cystic change in benign prostatic glands. Finally, the cells in foamy gland adenocarcinoma display cytoplasmic vacuolization and nuclear pyknosis, features that can found in benign glands and macrophages. Three of the four variants (atrophic, pseudohyperplastic, and microcystic) are assigned low-grade Gleason pattern 3. Of significance, foamy gland adenocarcinoma can be Gleason pattern 3 but can also be high-grade pattern 4 or 5. Diagnostic awareness of the existence of these deceptively benign-appearing variants of acinar adenocarcinoma is essential so that an accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer may be rendered.
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Kojima F, Koike H, Matsuzaki I, Iwahashi Y, Warigaya K, Fujimoto M, Ono K, Urata Y, Kohjimoto Y, Hara I, Murata SI. Macrocystic ductal adenocarcinoma of prostate: A rare gross appearance of prostate cancer. Ann Diagn Pathol 2017; 27:7-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A rare case of prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma presenting as papillary metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary: A case report and review of the literature. HUMAN PATHOLOGY: CASE REPORTS 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ehpc.2015.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Seipel AH, Delahunt B, Samaratunga H, Egevad L. Ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate: histogenesis, biology and clinicopathological features. Pathology 2016; 48:398-405. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Revised: 04/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Paner GP, Lopez-Beltran A, So JS, Antic T, Tsuzuki T, McKenney JK. Spectrum of Cystic Epithelial Tumors of the Prostate: Most Cystadenocarcinomas Are Ductal Type With Intracystic Papillary Pattern. Am J Surg Pathol 2016; 40:886-95. [PMID: 26900818 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000000618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cystic epithelial tumors arising from the prostate are rare, and their full histologic spectrum has yet to be defined. Herein, we present 8 examples of prostatic cystic tumors including 1 giant multilocular cystadenoma and 7 cystadenocarcinomas. We divided the cystadenocarcinomas into "giant multilocular" cystadenocarcinoma (3) and "microscopic" cystadenocarcinoma (4) because of their differing clinical presentations with clinically apparent cystic masses in the former. The cystadenoma was an 11 cm multilocular cystic pelvic tumor in a 55-year-old man who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms. The cystadenoma was lined predominantly by benign acinar cells and had a distinct basal cell layer. No recurrence occurred 3 months after resection. The 3 patients with giant multilocular cystadenocarcinomas were 62 to 82 years old, had large pelvic cystic masses (up to 16 cm), and 2 presented with obstructive urinary and lower intestinal tract symptoms. One giant multilocular cystadenocarcinoma had a markedly high cystic fluid prostate-specific antigen at >80,000 ng/mL. All 3 giant multilocular cystadenocarcinomas were ductal adenocarcinoma with exuberant intracystic papillary formations. One tumor was associated with a high-grade noncystic conventional (acinar) adenocarcinoma (Gleason score 9 [ISUP grade group 5]). Follow-up on the 3 giant multilocular cystadenocarcinoma cases (7 to 21 mo) showed multiple metastases in 1 patient but was attributed to the high-grade conventional adenocarcinoma component. In addition, we described 4 examples of microscopic cystadenocarcinomas that were small (≤1 cm) solitary or multiple cystic tumors identified on pathologic examination of the prostate. In 3 of 4 microscopic cystadenocarcinomas the lining was ductal adenocarcinoma with occasional to exuberant papillae and appeared similar to the smaller cysts in the giant multilocular cystadenocarcinomas. One of the 4 microscopic cystadenocarcinomas had an acinar adenocarcinoma lining with occasional papillae and was associated with a conventional adenocarcinoma. Follow-up of the 4 patients with microscopic cystadenocarcinoma (1 to 14 mo) showed no evidence of disease. Review of literature highlighted similarities between the findings in our cases and previously published prostatic cystadenocarcinomas, including the markedly high cystic fluid prostate-specific antigen level in giant multilocular cystadenocarcinomas and the typical ductal adenocarcinoma morphology with intracystic papillary pattern. In conclusion, cystic epithelial tumors of the prostate exhibit unique clinicopathologic features. Cystadenocarcinomas, whether the clinically apparent giant multilocular form or the incidentally identified microscopic type, represent a rare underrecognized pattern of prostatic adenocarcinoma mostly within the histologic spectrum of the ductal variant.
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- Gladell P Paner
- Departments of *Pathology †Surgery, Section of Urology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL ¶Department of Anatomic Pathology, Robert J. Tomsich - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH ‡Champalimaud Clinical Center, Lisbon, Portugal §Institute of Pathology, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City and Global City, Philippines ∥Department of Pathology, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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An unusual cystic presentation of ductal carcinoma of the prostate. Urologia 2016; 83:211-213. [PMID: 27312880 DOI: 10.5301/uro.5000157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A 74-year-old male came to our clinic for rectal tenesmus, lower urinary tract symptoms and a previous episode of acute retention of urine. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of abdomen showed a multiloculated, cystic formation of 12 cm in the pelvic cavity to the left, with compression of the prostate, bladder, sigmoid and rectum, and its extension imprinted the back of the pubis and back bladder. Saturation prostate biopsy was negative for carcinoma. The histology of transurethral resection of bladder formation revealed flogistic tissue. Cistoprostatectomy and ureteroileal pouch with Wallace anastomosis, removal of the rectum and colostomy with Hartmann pouch were performed. The histopatology showed a ductal carcinoma of the prostate.
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Liu T, Wang Y, Zhou R, Li H, Cheng H, Zhang J. The update of prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Chin J Cancer Res 2016; 28:50-7. [PMID: 27041926 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.1000-9604.2016.02.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Since initially described in 1967, prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) has engendered a series of controversies on its origin, histological features, and biological behavior. Owing to the improvement of molecular biological technique, there are some updated findings on the characteristics of PDA. In the current review, we will mainly analyze its origin, clinical manifestations, morphological features, differential diagnosis, immunophenotype and molecular genetics, with the purpose of enhancing recognition of this tumor and making a correct diagnosis and treatment choice.
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- Tantan Liu
- 1 State Key Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an 710032, China ; 2 Cadet Brigade, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an 710032, China ; 2 Cadet Brigade, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an 710032, China ; 2 Cadet Brigade, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an 710032, China ; 2 Cadet Brigade, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an 710032, China ; 2 Cadet Brigade, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- 1 State Key Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an 710032, China ; 2 Cadet Brigade, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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Keil KP, Vezina CM. DNA methylation as a dynamic regulator of development and disease processes: spotlight on the prostate. Epigenomics 2015; 7:413-25. [PMID: 26077429 DOI: 10.2217/epi.15.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Prostate development, benign hyperplasia and cancer involve androgen and growth factor signaling as well as stromal-epithelial interactions. We review how DNA methylation influences these and related processes in other organ systems such as how proliferation is restricted to specific cell populations during defined temporal windows, how androgens elicit their actions and how cells establish, maintain and remodel DNA methylation in a time and cell specific fashion. We also discuss mechanisms by which hormones and endocrine disrupting chemicals reprogram DNA methylation in the prostate and elsewhere and examine evidence for a reawakening of developmental epigenetic pathways as drivers of prostate cancer and benign prostate hyperplasia.
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- Kimberly P Keil
- Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1656 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1656 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53705, USA
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Kim A, Kwon T, You D, Jeong IG, Go H, Cho YM, Hong JH, Ahn H, Kim CS. Clinicopathological features of prostate ductal carcinoma: matching analysis and comparison with prostate acinar carcinoma. J Korean Med Sci 2015; 30:385-9. [PMID: 25829805 PMCID: PMC4366958 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.4.385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We evaluated the clinicopathological features and prognosis of 29 cases of prostate ductal carcinoma was considered to be an aggressive subtype of prostate acinar carcinoma. We selected 29 cases who were diagnosed prostate ductal carcinoma and had a radical prostatectomy (RP). The acinar group (n = 116) was selected among 3,980 patients who underwent a prostatectomy. The acinar group was matched to the ductal group for prostate specific antigen (PSA), clinical stage, Gleason score, and age. The mean (range) of the follow-up periods for the ductal and acinar group was 23.8 ± 20.6 and 58 ± 10.5 months, respectively. The mean age of the prostate ductal and acinar carcinoma patients was 67.3 and 67.0 yr and the mean PSA level was 14.7 and 16.2 ng/mL, respectively. No statistical differences were evident between groups in terms of the final pathologic stage or positive resection margin rate other than the postoperative Gleason score. A greater proportion of the ductal group demonstrated a postoperative Gleason score ≥ 8 in comparison with the acinar group (P = 0.024). Additionally, we observed significant prognostic difference in our patient series in biochemical recurrence. The ductal group showed a poorer prognosis than the acinar group (P = 0.016). There were no differences significantly in terms of final pathology and rate of positive resection margin, but a greater proportion of the ductal group demonstrated a Gleason score ≥ 8 than the acinar group after matching for PSA, Gleason score in biopsy and clinical stage. The ductal group also showed a poorer prognosis.
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- Aram Kim
- Department of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Seipel AH, Delahunt B, Samaratunga H, Amin M, Barton J, Berney DM, Billis A, Cheng L, Comperat E, Evans A, Fine SW, Grignon D, Humphrey PA, Magi-Galluzzi C, Montironi R, Sesterhenn I, Srigley JR, Trpkov K, van der Kwast T, Varma M, Zhou M, Ahmad A, Moss S, Egevad L. Diagnostic criteria for ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate: interobserver variability among 20 expert uropathologists. Histopathology 2014; 65:216-27. [PMID: 24467262 DOI: 10.1111/his.12382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS Ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate (DAC) is clinically important, because its behaviour may differ from that of acinar adenocarcinoma. Our aims were to investigate the interobserver variability of this diagnosis among experts in uropathology and to define diagnostic criteria. METHODS AND RESULTS Photomicrographs of 21 carcinomas with ductal features were distributed among 20 genitourinary pathologists from eight countries. DAC was diagnosed by 18 observers (mean 13.2 cases, range 6-19). In 11 (52%) cases, a 2/3 consensus was reached for a diagnosis of DAC, and in five (24%) there was consensus against. In DAC, the respondents reported papillary architecture (86%), stratification of nuclei (82%), high-grade nuclear features (54%), tall columnar epithelium (53%), elongated nuclei (52%), cribriform architecture (40%), and necrosis (7%). The most important diagnostic feature reported for DAC was papillary architecture (59%), whereas nuclear and cellular features were considered to be most important in only 2-11% of cases. The most common differential diagnoses were intraductal prostate cancer (52%), high-grade PIN (37%), and acinar adenocarcinoma (17%). The most common reason for not diagnosing DAC was lack of typical architecture (33%). CONCLUSIONS Papillary architecture was the most useful diagnostic feature of DAC, and nuclear and cellular features were considered to be less important.
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- Amanda H Seipel
- Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Histopathological features of ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate in 1,051 radical prostatectomy specimens. Virchows Arch 2013; 462:429-36. [PMID: 23443941 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-013-1385-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 02/03/2013] [Accepted: 02/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ductal adenocarcinoma (DAC) of the prostate is thought to have worse prognosis than prostatic acinar carcinoma (PAC). We aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of histopathological patterns of DAC. A series of 1,051 radical prostatectomy specimens from Karolinska University Hospital 1998-2005 was reviewed. A ductal component was classified as classical DAC (DACC) if it had columnar, pseudostratified epithelium, elongated nuclei, and papillary, glandular, or cribriform architecture; borderline DAC (DACB) if it lacked elongated nuclei or classical architecture; and prostatic adenocarcinoma with ductal features (PCDF) if stratified high-grade nuclei were found. DACC, DACB, and PCDF were seen in 2.6, 4.0, and 1.6 % of the cases. DAC was usually mixed with PAC and constituted 10-100 % (mean 40 %) of the main tumor. Location was periurethral, peripheral, or both in 69.8, 3.5, and 26.7 %. Necrosis was seen in 31.3 %, stromal invasion of DAC in 52.3 %, and intraductal spread in 91.9 %. In DACC/DACB and PAC, extraprostatic extension was seen in 66.7 and 42.4 % (p < 0.001) and seminal vesicle invasion in 13.0 and 5.0 % (p = 0.0045). DACC, DACB, and PCDF had a hazard ratio for biochemical recurrence of 1.5 (0.7-2.8), 1.4 (0.8-2.6) and 1.2 (0.5-2.7). When PCDF was excluded from DAC, hazard ratio was 1.4 (95 % CI 0.9-2.3, p = 0.12). Location, % DAC, necrosis, stromal invasion, or Gleason score were not predictive of recurrence. This suggests that DACC and DACB are more aggressive than average PAC, while cancers with acinar architecture and pseudostratified high-grade nuclei should not be included in DAC.
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Mucin-producing tumors and tumor-like lesions involving the prostate: a comprehensive review. Adv Anat Pathol 2012; 19:374-87. [PMID: 23060063 DOI: 10.1097/pap.0b013e318271a361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Mucin-producing tumors of the prostate include both primary and secondary tumors with mucinous differentiation or features involving the prostate gland. These tumors are relatively rare and have variable prognostic and therapeutic implications. Primary mucinous (colloid) adenocarcinoma of the prostate is defined as prostatic adenocarcinoma with mucinous differentiation involving 25% or more of the entire tumor. Another primary tumor of the prostate that may have mucinous features is primary mucin-producing urothelial-type adenocarcinoma of the prostate (mucinous prostatic urethral adenocarcinoma). Primary mucin-producing urothelial-type adenocarcinoma of the prostate is a distinct entity that typically arises from the prostatic urethra possibly from urethritis glandularis or glandular metaplasia with malignant transformation, and it is analogous to adenocarcinoma with mucinous differentiation arising from the urinary bladder. Signet ring cell tumors of the prostate, though rare, may also have mucinous features. Secondary tumors with mucinous differentiation that may involve the prostate include adenocarcinomas of the urinary bladder and colorectum. Pathologists should also be aware of mucin-producing tumor-like lesions involving the prostate, including mucinous metaplasia, and benign Cowper glands that may mimic malignancy. Herein we present an updated and comprehensive review of the clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, molecular, and prognostic features of mucinous tumors and tumor-like lesions involving the prostate gland, with emphasis on mucinous prostatic adenocarcinoma and its mimickers, including potential diagnostic pitfalls.
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Foamy gland adenocarcinoma of the prostate: incidence, Gleason grade, and early clinical outcome. Hum Pathol 2012; 43:974-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2011.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2011] [Revised: 09/13/2011] [Accepted: 09/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Variants and unusual patterns of prostate cancer: clinicopathologic and differential diagnostic considerations. Adv Anat Pathol 2012; 19:204-16. [PMID: 22692283 DOI: 10.1097/pap.0b013e31825c6b92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Beyond the typical acinar morphology observed in the majority of prostatic adenocarcinomas, a spectrum of morphologic variants and prostate cancer subtypes exists. These unusual entities may be classified as: (1) cancer morphologies arising by divergent differentiation of prostatic ductal, acinar, or basal cells and associated with unique clinical features and/or therapeutic approaches, and (2) histologies occurring in the context of usual prostatic adenocarcinoma that may result in diagnostic misinterpretation or difficulties in Gleason grade assignment, especially in limited samples. This article details a number of variants, with emphasis on diagnostic criteria, differential diagnoses, and clinical significance.
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Epstein JI, Leclercq NR. Diagnostic issues of prostate biopsies. Case 6. PIN-like ductal adenocarcinoma. Ann Pathol 2012; 32:132-6. [PMID: 22520607 DOI: 10.1016/j.annpat.2012.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Kanomata N, Kozuka Y, Moriya T. Prostatic intraepithelial pagetoid histiocyte: a potential diagnostic pitfall. Pathol Int 2011; 61:551. [PMID: 21884306 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2011.02702.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Iczkowski KA, Torkko KC, Kotnis GR, Wilson RS, Huang W, Wheeler TM, Abeyta AM, La Rosa FG, Cook S, Werahera PN, Lucia MS. Digital quantification of five high-grade prostate cancer patterns, including the cribriform pattern, and their association with adverse outcome. Am J Clin Pathol 2011; 136:98-107. [PMID: 21685037 PMCID: PMC4656017 DOI: 10.1309/ajcpz7wbu9yxsjpe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Proper grading of the cribriform prostate cancer pattern has not previously been supported by outcome-based evidence. Among 153 men who underwent radical prostatectomy, 76 with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) failure (≥0.2 ng/mL [0.2 μg/L]) were matched to 77 without failure. Frequencies of high-grade patterns included fused small acini, 83.7%; papillary, 52.3%; large cribriform, 37.9%; small (≤12 lumens) cribriform, 17.0%; and individual cells, 22.9%. A cribriform pattern was present in 61% (46/76) of failures but 16% (12/77) of nonfailures (P < .0001). Multivariate analysis showed the cribriform pattern had the highest odds ratio for PSA failure, 5.89 (95% confidence interval, 2.53-13.70; P < .0001). The presence of both large and small cribriform patterns was significantly linked to failure. The cumulative odds ratio of failure per added square millimeter of cribriform pattern was 1.173 (P = .008), higher than for any other pattern. All 8 men with a cribriform area sum of 25 mm(2) or more had failure (range, 33-930). Regrading cribriform cancer as Gleason 5 improved the grade association with failure, although half of all cases with individual cells also had a cribriform pattern, precluding a precise determination of the independent importance of the latter. The cribriform pattern has particularly adverse implications for outcome.
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- Kenneth A Iczkowski
- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado, Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Ductal adenocarcinoma of the prostate—reply. Hum Pathol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2010.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Samaratunga H, Epstein JI. Genitourinary pathology in the new millennium. Pathology 2010; 42:317-8. [PMID: 20438401 DOI: 10.3109/00313021003768338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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