Prostatic Xanthoma
Section Editor: Dharam M. Ramnani, MD
Virginia Urology, Richmond, VA, USA
Image Description
The lipid-laden histiocytes have vacuolated cytoplasm containing light brown pigment. The nuclei are small and there are no prominent nucleoli. Distinction from hypernephroid pattern of high-grade prostatic adenocarcinoma can usually be done without difficulty in most cases based on H&E features alone.