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Distinction between intraductal carcinoma of the prostate (IDC-P), high-grade dysplasia (PIN), and invasive prostatic adenocarcinoma, using molecular markers of cancer progression.
The Prostate - 1 Sept 2000
Dawkins H J, Sellner L N, Turbett G R, Thompson C A, Redmond S L, McNeal J E, Cohen R J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prostate ducts and acini whose lumens are filled with malignant cells represent a well-recognized histological pattern recently termed intraductal carcinoma of the prostate (IDC-P). These tumors are often associated with rapid disease progression, and most recur after radical surgery. Controversy exists as to whether IDC-P should be recognized as a separate entity, an extension of high-grade dysplasia...
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