Future-proofing Gleason Grading: What to Call Gleason 6 Prostate Cancer?
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چکیده
At the 2014 International Society of Urological Pathology meeting, changes to prostate cancer grading were discussed including new prognostic Gleason grade groups 1-5 representing Gleason scores of 3+3, 3+4, 4+3, 8, and 9-10, respectively.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European urology
دوره 68 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015