Table 1

Summary of microscopic features in minimal focus of prostatic adenocarcinoma

Microscopic featureNumber of cases
Nuclear enlargment22/24 (91%)
Infiltrative pattern19/24 (79%)
Prominent nucleoli19/24 (79%)
Intraglandular eosinophilic material15/24 (62%)
High grade intraepithelial neoplasia11/24 (45%)
Amphophilic cytoplasm8/24 (33%)
Holmes crystalloids6/24 (25%)
Collagenous micronodules1/24 (4%)
Extraprostatic extension0/24 (0%)
Perineural invasion0/24 (0%)