Minimal Diagnostic Criteria for Prostatic Adenocarcinoma in Needle Biopsies

摘要

Prestate cancer is the most frequent cancer experienced by men in most developed countries. Because of advances in diagnostic techniques and therapeutic options, pathologists now are faced with numerous prostate biopsies with foci of atypical small glands. This article reviews the qualitative and quantitative criteria for the diagnosis of minimal prostate cancer on biopsies.