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Mr R, 80 years old

Prostate biopsy: Prostate cancer in right prostate lobe, Gleason score 6

Gleason score

is based on patterns:

Pattern 1:

normal prostate with small, well-formed glands

corresponds to a well differentiated carcinoma

Pattern 5:

tissue does not have any or only a few prostate glands

corresponds to a poorly differentiated carcinoma