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Neoplastic Prostate Pathology for the Practicing Urologist: When to Call Your Pathologist About Pathology Results

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The standard methods for routine histologic processing and examination must be adhered to for the preparation of prostate tissue. Likewise, pathology reporting of prostate cancer should be standardized, and the Gleason scoring system is the cornerstone of this reporting. The advent of robotic-assisted surgery emphasizes the importance of urologist–pathologist interactions for the proper handling of these specimens, and for the proper histologic evaluation of the corresponding microscopic slides.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Florida Hospital Celebration Health, Celebration, FL, USA

    Darian Scott Kameh M.D., F.C.A.P., F.A.S.C.P.

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  1. Darian Scott Kameh M.D., F.C.A.P., F.A.S.C.P.
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  1. Florida Hospital Celebration Health, Global Robotics Institute, Celebration Place 410, Celebration, 34747, Florida, USA

    Vipul R. Patel

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Kameh, D.S. (2011). Neoplastic Prostate Pathology for the Practicing Urologist: When to Call Your Pathologist About Pathology Results. In: Patel, V. (eds) Robotic Urologic Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-800-1_5

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