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Atypical small acinar proliferation (ASAP) is one cause of prostate cancer. If ASAP is found after doing a prostate biopsy, there is likely 40-50% chance of a minimal sampled prostate cancer and may require a repeated biopsy, usually within a few months for further evaluation.

Top Resources on Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation

• American Cancer Society: How Is Prostate Cancer Diagnosed?
• College of American Pathologists: Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation in the Prostate: Clinical Significance in 2006 ( Feb. 3, 2005) | Practice Patterns of Clinicians Following Isolated Diagnoses of Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation on Prostate Biopsy Specimens ( Jan. 12, 2004)
• A Visual Survey of Urologic Pathology: Atypical Small Acinar Proliferations in Prostate
• Science Direct: Predictors of Prostate Cancer After Initial Diagnosis of Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation at 10 to 12 Core Biopsies ( Nov. 9, 2005)

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