Interobserver agreement of gleason score and modified gleason score in needle biopsy and in surgical specimen of prostate cancer

INTRODUCTION: Gleason score, which has a high interobserver variability, is used to classify prostate cancer. The most recent consensus valued the tertiary Gleason pattern and recommended its use in the final score of needle biopsies (modified Gleason score). This pattern is considered to be of high...

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Main Authors: Sergio G. Veloso, Mario F. Lima, Paulo G. Salles, Cynthia K. Berenstein, Joao D. Scalon, Eduardo A. Bambirra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2007-10-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382007000500005