Gleason tumor grade

Glea·son tu·mor grade

(glē'sŏn),

a classification of adenocarcinoma of the prostate by evaluation of the pattern of glandular differentiation; the tumor grade, known as Gleason score, is the sum of the dominant and secondary patterns, each numbered on a scale of 1 to 5.

Glea·son tu·mor grade

(glē'sŏn tū'mŏr grād)

A classification of adenocarcinoma of the prostate by evaluation of the pattern of glandular differentiation; the tumor grade, known as Gleason score, is the sum of the dominant and secondary patterns, each numbered on a scale of 1-5.

Gleason,

Donald F., U.S. pathologist, 1920–.

Gleason score

Gleason tumor grade - a classification of adenocarcinoma of the prostate.