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Surgery Prostate and seminal vesicles 52149926

In carcinoma of the prostate, which of the following statements is false?

A
The histological type is an adenocarcinoma.
B
Gleason scoring system is based on the degree of glandular differentiation.
C
Prostate cancer is the commonest site for skeletal metastasis.
D
Skeletal metastases from prostate cancer are always osteolytic.
High-Yield Explanation
The glands of the peripheral zone are lined by columnar epithelium and hence a cancer arising from there is an adenocarcinoma. Skeletal metastases from prostate cancer are mostly osteoblastic, the most frequently involved being the pelvis and lower lumbar veebrae.

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