Canadian Association of Pathologists - Case of the Month - December 2007
Prostate and the Triple Stain
Contributed by Dr. Andrew Evans (andrew.evans@uhn.on.ca), University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Clinical History:
A 49 year-old man underwent ten core needle prostate biopsies. Normal prostate by digital examination, no urinary symptoms, PSA was 4.2 having risen from 2.5 six months previously. One prostate core showed an isolated finding, what is your diagnosis?Virtual Slides:
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H&E of prostate core |  |
Triple immunostain of prostate core (AMACR/p63/HMW keratin) |
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