Total Gleason Score for Prostate CancerNCIt concept
Preferred Label : Total Gleason Score for Prostate Cancer;
NCIt synonyms : Total Gleason Score;
NCIt related terms : GLEASON TOTAL SUM;
NCIt definition : The value of the sum of the primary and secondary Gleason scores (range 2-10). If
three patterns are identified, it is the sum of the primary pattern score and the
score of the least well-differentiated pattern.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: The sum of the primary and secondary Gleason scores. If three patterns are
identified, it is the sum of the primary pattern score and the score of the least
well-differentiated pattern. (Gleason, D. F. (1977). The Veteran's Administration
Cooperative Urologic Research Group: histologic grading and clinical staging of prostatic
carcinoma. In Tannenbaum, M. Urologic Pathology: The Prostate. Philadelphia: Lea and
Febiger. pp. 171-198.);