Gleason grade

noun

Glea·son grade | \ ˈglē-sᵊn-

Medical Definition of Gleason grade

1 : a grade given to each of the two most prevalent patterns of cancer cells in tissue obtained from biopsy of a prostate tumor that is based on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 to 3 corresponding to well-differentiated cancer cells similar in appearance to normal cells in surrounding tissue and 4 to 5 corresponding to poorly differentiated cancer cells that look abnormal

2 : gleason score

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“Gleason grade.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Gleason%20grade. Accessed 6 May. 2021.

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