Pathologic Examination

After a biopsyBiopsy Removing a small sample of tissue for examination, typically under a microscope. A biopsy will usually be done to confirm a suspected prostate cancer or to identify its type (also see Gleason score and TNM staging). is taken the tissue is sent to a laboratory, where a pathologist will examine it under a microscope to determine if any abnormalities are benignBenign This is the term given to a growth or tumour that is not cancerous, will not spread to other parts of the body and is unlikely to be harmful. or malignantMalignant This term refers to cancerous cells that have the ability to grow uncontrollably and can spread to other parts of the body, a process known as metastases.