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tertiary Gleason grade

Definition: The Gleason Score is usually dervived by noting the primary and secondary grades or patterns. It has been proposed that in my advanced cancers that the third (tertiary) pattern be included.

For more information: See Gleason Grade. More information on using a tertiary grade is at Don Cooley's Web site


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