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Prostatic Basal Cell Hyperplasia

MedGen UID:
235503
•Concept ID:
C1335524
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Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Basal Cell Hyperplasia of Prostate; Basal Cell Hyperplasia of the Prostate; Basal Cell Prostate Hyperplasia

Definition

A type of prostatic hyperplasia. It is characterized by the presence of nodules of dark basal cells around residual prostatic secretory cells. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVProstatic Basal Cell Hyperplasia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Best practice in diagnostic immunohistochemistry: prostate carcinoma and its mimics in needle core biopsies.
Paner GP, Luthringer DJ, Amin MB
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2008 Sep;132(9):1388-96. doi: 10.5858/2008-132-1388-BPIDIP. PMID: 18788849
Differential diagnosis of glandular proliferations in the prostate. A conventional and immunohistochemical approach.
Helpap B
Virchows Arch 1998 Nov;433(5):397-405. doi: 10.1007/s004280050266. PMID: 9849853
The differential diagnosis of prostatic carcinoma. Its distinction from premalignant and pseudocarcinomatous lesions of the prostate gland.
Jones EC, Young RH
Am J Clin Pathol 1994 Jan;101(1):48-64. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/101.1.48. PMID: 7506479

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