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On pathology, Gleason 3 + 3 = 6, with "cancer link" 0.45. - traci


Posted: Mar 19, 2012

Adenocarcinoma, Gleason 3 + 3 = 6 in 1 core in the right apex, with "cancer link" 0.45 and perineural invasion, with 90% of the specimen involved.

One core in the right lateral apex had Gleason 3 + 3 = 6, with 70% of the core involved with a "cancer link" of 0.77 and perineural invasion.

can you hear "hazard rate"? - nm

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any idea where the specimen came from? - nm

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Gleason is cancer scale of the prostate NM - not OP

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Just got it, it was "cancer length." Not feeling very bright :/ - Thanks for your help :)

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:)

don't feel bad - hmmm

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I have done Gleason scoring more times than I can count, and I have never encountered "cancer length" before. Learn something new every day!

thanks - nm

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