Prostate Path Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three zones of the prostate
A
Peripheral, central, transitional
2
Q
What is the largest zone of the prostate and most associated with prostate cancer?
A
Peripheral zone
3
Q
BPH occurs in which zone?
A
Transitional
4
Q
Only the ___ cells become neoplastic
A
secretory
5
Q
BPH is the most common non-cancerous cause of __
A
PSA
6
Q
___ men have a higher rate and more aggressive prostate cancer
A
Black
7
Q
Invasive cancer loses the __ layer of cells
A
basal
8
Q
A tumor volume of less than __ CC indicates a very low risk of progressoin
A
0.5
9
Q
Staging T1a T1b T1c T2a T2b T2c T3a T3b T4
A
5% Only seen in needle biopsy 50% of one lobe Both Lobes Spread to extraprostatic tissue spread to seminal vesicle Metastasis
10
Q
Gleason Grading 1 & 2 3 4 5
A
well formed glands
irregular gland infiltration
Cribriform plates
Cell sheets without any gland formation
