Biomarker May Help Identify Men With Prostate Cancer At Greater Risk Of Tumor Metastasis (IMAGE)

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Biomarker May Help Identify Men With Prostate Cancer At Greater Risk Of Tumor Metastasis

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(A) Low magnification view of cancer nodule with the central tumor bulk consisting predominantly of invasive cribriform Gleason pattern 4 (hematoxylin and eosin staining). (B) Low magnification view of the same cancer nodule with an outer rim of accentuated syntaphilin (SNPH) staining. The invasive front is defined as the external rim of each cancer nodule abutting the adjacent stroma as outlined in this image as the zone between the dotted and solid lines. Arrows denote accentuated SNPH staining at the tumor-stromal interface.

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