It is important because the likelihood of reoccurance after the initial treatment is much greater with Cribriform Pattern 4 present. Treatment could include additional treatment modalities that would likely not be considered in the absence of this morphology. This is what I am reading in the literature and hearing from some Doctors in this field. However, it is clear that this is not universally understood in the medical yet as it is evolving science.

I understand that you might have received information that led you to believe it wasn't important as I had one Oncoligist tell me it meant absolutely nothing - and that is clearly not the case!