Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Pathol. 2010 Apr;133(4):654–661. doi: 10.1309/AJCP8EL5FTZSOBIH

Table 2.

Frequency of Specific Histologic Patterns in Tissue Specimens

Pattern Radical Prostatectomy Specimens (n=50): Frequency Biopsy Specimens (n=22): Frequency
 Intraductal Carcinoma 20 % 0 %
 Cribriform architecture 14 % 18 %
 Prominent vacuolated cytoplasm 26 % 5 %
 Inconspicuous, collapsed glands 46 % 18 %
 Small, Inconspicuous tumor cells 28 % 0 %
Patients with Any Pattern 68 % 36 %
Patients with > 1 Pattern 32 % 5 %