Gleason score

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Gleason score
TermGleason score
Short definitionglaucoma (glaw-KOH-muh) A condition in which fluid builds up in the eye, which presses on the retina and optic nerve. The retina is the layer of nerve tissue in the eye that perceives light and sends images along the optic nerve to the brain. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Gleason score - (pronounced) (GLEE sun. . . ) A way of describing prostate cancer based on how abnormal the cancer cells look in a biopsy sample under a microscope and how fast they are likely to grow and spread spread. Most prostate cancers contain cells of varying degrees. The Gleason score is calculated by adding the two classes of cancer cells that make up the largest areas of the biopsied tissue sample. The Gleason score is usually between 6 and 10. The lower the Gleason score, the more the cancer cells look like normal cells and are likely to grow and spread more slowly. The Gleason score is used to plan treatment and determine prognosis (outcome)

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