Grading of Prostate Cancer
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Gleason Pattern 5

In this grade the cancer cells have almost entirely lost their ability to form lumina. There are several variants of GP5:

 

  1. Solid strands of epithelium and single cells infiltrating the stroma

 

  1. Solid sheets

 

  1. Cytoplasmic vacuoles

 

  1. Comedonecrosis