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. 2016 Jun 30;57(5):1054–1062. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.5.1054

Table 1. Morphological and IHC Features of IDC-P and HGPIN.

Histological features IDC-P HGPIN
Growth patterns Usually solid and/or dense cribriform, and less often flat, loose cribriform, micropapillary, tufted Micropapillary, tufted, loose cribriform and flat
Size and contour of glands Enlarged glands with irregular outlines and branching contours Glands similar in size to adjacent benign glands with relatively smooth rounded contours
Number of glands ≥6 contiguous glands Usually less than 6 contiguous glands
Nuclear size ≥6 times normal nuclear size 2–3 times normal nuclear size
Nuclear pleomorphism Marked high-grade features Low-grade features
Mitotic activity Prominent Rare
Comedonecrosis Non-focal comedonecrosis Very rare, focal (if present)
ERG IHC Positive in significant number of cases, both with and without invasive carcinoma Rarely positive
PTEN IHC Frequent loss No loss

IDC-P, intraductal carcinoma of prostate; HGPIN, high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasm; IHC, immunohistochemistry.