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Gleason score

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Gleason score
Oncology A value derived from the Gleason grading system which is the sum of the 2 most predominant histologic patterns seen in prostate CA


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The former is a value called the Gleason score determined by a pathologist, who considers the appearance of biopsied tumor tissue.
The study was designed to update previous prostate cancer research published four years ago that established a nomogram, or predictive model, for assessing a patient's risk based on underlying disease characteristics, such as Gleason score and PSA level.
Prostate cancer patients in the high- and intermediate-risk categories had a prostate specific antigen (PSA) of greater than 10 and a Gleason score greater than or equal to 7.
 
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