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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Negative stains | Additional referencesCite this page: Arora K. Adenosquamous carcinoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/prostateadenosq.html. Accessed January 22nd, 2021.
Definition / general
- Incidence is < 0.6% of all prostate cancers
- Have normal serum PSA and PSAP levels
- Originates from the periurethral glands or prostatic acinar basal cells
- Either de novo or postradiation or hormonal therapy for ordinary adenocarcinoma
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Both glandular (acinar) and squamous components
Negative stains
- PSA / PAP
Additional references
- Am J Surg Pathol 1987;11:403, Hum Pathol 1995;26:123, Hum Pathol 1984;15:87BJU Int 2008;102:1369