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DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2012.44.0586 Journal of Clinical Oncology - published online before print October 1, 2012
PMID: 23032616
Gleason Score 6 Adenocarcinoma: Should It Be Labeled As Cancer?
H. Ballentine Carter , Alan W. Partin , Patrick C. Walsh , Bruce J. Trock , Robert W. Veltri , William G. Nelson , Donald S. Coffey , Eric A. Singer , Jonathan I. Epstein Show More
The Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
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Gleason Score | Prognostic Grade Group |
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≤ 6* | I/V* |
3 + 4 = 7 | II/V |
4 + 3 = 7 | III/V |
8 | IV/V |
9-10 | V/V |
*A man's risk of death as a result of prostate cancer is similar whether treated or not over 10 to 15 years after diagnosis if associated with low clinical stage (T1c to T2a) and prostate-specific antigen < 10 ng/mL.1
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