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Prostate cancer grading (view source)
Revision as of 16:35, 10 October 2018
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***A biopsy with 98% Gleason pattern 4 and 2% Gleason pattern 3 would be graded as 8/10 (4+4). | ***A biopsy with 98% Gleason pattern 4 and 2% Gleason pattern 3 would be graded as 8/10 (4+4). | ||
*Reported as on prostatectomies as: (primary pattern) + (secondary pattern) = sum, (tertiary pattern) | *Reported as on prostatectomies as: (primary pattern) + (secondary pattern) = sum, (tertiary pattern) | ||
====When to use/not to use==== | |||
The ''College of American Pathologist'' synoptic says:<ref>Srigley JR ''et al.'', "Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Carcinoma of the Prostate Gland", College of American Pathologists, Version: 4.0.3.0. (June 2017), Accessed on: 10 October 2018.</ref> | |||
*Grade all prostate specimens with adenocarcinoma except those with prior treatment changes (e.g. radiation therapy or anti-androgen change). | |||
====Tertiary Gleason pattern==== | ====Tertiary Gleason pattern==== | ||