Difference between revisions of "Negative prostatectomy"

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#**Biopsies in minimal cancer prostatectomies usually have minimal low grade cancer.
#**Biopsies in minimal cancer prostatectomies usually have minimal low grade cancer.
#Submit prostate in total (if not already done).
#Submit prostate in total (if not already done).
#Levels (x3) on all prostate blocks.<ref name=pmid22032574/>
#[[Levels]] (x3) on all prostate blocks.<ref name=pmid22032574/>
#Flip the (prostate tissue) blocks.<ref name=pmid22032574/>
#Flip the (prostate tissue) blocks and do levels (x3).<ref name=pmid22032574/>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:50, 30 April 2014

Negative prostatectomy, also radical prostatectomy without cancer, occasionally happens.

General

  • Seen in approximately 1% of prostatectomies.[1]

Work-up

  1. Review biopsy is available.
    • Is it plausible?
      • Biopsies in minimal cancer prostatectomies usually have minimal low grade cancer.
  2. Submit prostate in total (if not already done).
  3. Levels (x3) on all prostate blocks.[1]
  4. Flip the (prostate tissue) blocks and do levels (x3).[1]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kosarac, O.; Zhai, QJ.; Shen, S.; Takei, H.; Ro, JY.; Ayala, AG. (Nov 2011). "Minimal or no residual prostatic adenocarcinoma on radical prostatectomy: a 5-year experience with vanishing carcinoma phenomenon.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 135 (11): 1466-70. doi:10.5858/arpa.2010-0132-OA. PMID 22032574.