Abstract
The 2009 consensus conference of the International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) made recommendations for standardization of handling and staging of radical prostatectomy specimens. The conference topics were preparation of specimens, the T2 subclassification, prostate cancer volume, extraprostatic tumor extent, lymphovascular invasion, seminal vesicle infiltration, lymph node metastases and surgical margins. This review article presents the essential results and recommendations of this conference.