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Contemporary Grading of Prostate Cancer: The Impact of Grading Criteria and the Significance of the Amount of Intraductal Carcinoma
SIMPLE SUMMARY: Prognostic grade group is an important prognostic parameter in prostate cancer, guiding therapeutic decisions. The cribriform pattern and intraductal carcinoma are histologic patterns with additional prognostic significance and their presence should be commented upon in pathology rep...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8582560/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34771617 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13215454 |
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author | Tzelepi, Vasiliki Grypari, Ioanna Maria Logotheti, Souzana Kontogiannis, Stavros Kallidonis, Panagiotis Melachrinou, Maria Zolota, Vasiliki |
author_facet | Tzelepi, Vasiliki Grypari, Ioanna Maria Logotheti, Souzana Kontogiannis, Stavros Kallidonis, Panagiotis Melachrinou, Maria Zolota, Vasiliki |
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description | SIMPLE SUMMARY: Prognostic grade group is an important prognostic parameter in prostate cancer, guiding therapeutic decisions. The cribriform pattern and intraductal carcinoma are histologic patterns with additional prognostic significance and their presence should be commented upon in pathology reports. The cribriform pattern is included in grade grouping. Controversies exist regarding the grading of intraductal carcinoma. The grading of tertiary patterns is another point of disagreement in the recently published guidelines. In this study, we sought to address the impact of the different guidelines in prostate cancer grading of prostatectomy specimens. The association of the amount of intraductal carcinoma to pathologic parameters was also analyzed. Our study highlights the potential of confusion among pathologists and clinicians in regard to prostate cancer grading and underscores the need for a consensus grading system. ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Prognostic grade group (PGG) is an important prognostic parameter in prostate cancer that guides therapeutic decisions. The cribriform pattern and intraductal carcinoma (IDC) are two histological patterns, that have additional prognostic significance. However, discrepancies exist regarding the handling of IDC according to the guidelines published by two international genitourinary pathology societies. Furthermore, whether, in addition to its presence, the amount of IDC is also of importance has not been studied before. Lastly, the handling of tertiary patterns has also been a matter of debate in the literature. (2) Methods: A total of 129 prostatectomy cases were retrieved and a detailed histopathologic analysis was performed. (3) Results: Two cases (1.6%) upgraded their PGG, when IDC was incorporated in the grading system. The presence and the amount of IDC, as well as the presence of cribriform carcinoma were associated with adverse pathologic characteristics. Interestingly, in six cases (4.7%) there was a difference in PGG when using the different guidelines regarding the handling of tertiary patterns. In total, 6.2% of the cases would be assigned a different grade depending on the guidelines followed. (4) Conclusions: These findings highlight a potential area of confusion among pathologists and clinicians and underscore the need for a consensus grading system. |
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spelling | pubmed-85825602021-11-12 Contemporary Grading of Prostate Cancer: The Impact of Grading Criteria and the Significance of the Amount of Intraductal Carcinoma Tzelepi, Vasiliki Grypari, Ioanna Maria Logotheti, Souzana Kontogiannis, Stavros Kallidonis, Panagiotis Melachrinou, Maria Zolota, Vasiliki Cancers (Basel) Article SIMPLE SUMMARY: Prognostic grade group is an important prognostic parameter in prostate cancer, guiding therapeutic decisions. The cribriform pattern and intraductal carcinoma are histologic patterns with additional prognostic significance and their presence should be commented upon in pathology reports. The cribriform pattern is included in grade grouping. Controversies exist regarding the grading of intraductal carcinoma. The grading of tertiary patterns is another point of disagreement in the recently published guidelines. In this study, we sought to address the impact of the different guidelines in prostate cancer grading of prostatectomy specimens. The association of the amount of intraductal carcinoma to pathologic parameters was also analyzed. Our study highlights the potential of confusion among pathologists and clinicians in regard to prostate cancer grading and underscores the need for a consensus grading system. ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Prognostic grade group (PGG) is an important prognostic parameter in prostate cancer that guides therapeutic decisions. The cribriform pattern and intraductal carcinoma (IDC) are two histological patterns, that have additional prognostic significance. However, discrepancies exist regarding the handling of IDC according to the guidelines published by two international genitourinary pathology societies. Furthermore, whether, in addition to its presence, the amount of IDC is also of importance has not been studied before. Lastly, the handling of tertiary patterns has also been a matter of debate in the literature. (2) Methods: A total of 129 prostatectomy cases were retrieved and a detailed histopathologic analysis was performed. (3) Results: Two cases (1.6%) upgraded their PGG, when IDC was incorporated in the grading system. The presence and the amount of IDC, as well as the presence of cribriform carcinoma were associated with adverse pathologic characteristics. Interestingly, in six cases (4.7%) there was a difference in PGG when using the different guidelines regarding the handling of tertiary patterns. In total, 6.2% of the cases would be assigned a different grade depending on the guidelines followed. (4) Conclusions: These findings highlight a potential area of confusion among pathologists and clinicians and underscore the need for a consensus grading system. MDPI 2021-10-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8582560/ /pubmed/34771617 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13215454 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Tzelepi, Vasiliki Grypari, Ioanna Maria Logotheti, Souzana Kontogiannis, Stavros Kallidonis, Panagiotis Melachrinou, Maria Zolota, Vasiliki Contemporary Grading of Prostate Cancer: The Impact of Grading Criteria and the Significance of the Amount of Intraductal Carcinoma |
title | Contemporary Grading of Prostate Cancer: The Impact of Grading Criteria and the Significance of the Amount of Intraductal Carcinoma |
title_full | Contemporary Grading of Prostate Cancer: The Impact of Grading Criteria and the Significance of the Amount of Intraductal Carcinoma |
title_fullStr | Contemporary Grading of Prostate Cancer: The Impact of Grading Criteria and the Significance of the Amount of Intraductal Carcinoma |
title_full_unstemmed | Contemporary Grading of Prostate Cancer: The Impact of Grading Criteria and the Significance of the Amount of Intraductal Carcinoma |
title_short | Contemporary Grading of Prostate Cancer: The Impact of Grading Criteria and the Significance of the Amount of Intraductal Carcinoma |
title_sort | contemporary grading of prostate cancer: the impact of grading criteria and the significance of the amount of intraductal carcinoma |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8582560/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34771617 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13215454 |
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