Gleason grade Health Dictionary

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Gleason Grade: From 1 Different Sources

the grade (from one to five) given to an area of prostate cancer, reflecting the level of differentiation of the tumour. The tumour pattern is assessed by examining the gland at low magnification. Higher grades indicate poorer differentiation. [D. F. Gleason (1920–2008), US pathologist]
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Grade

Estimate of the degree of malignancy of a neoplasm.... grade

Gleason Score

a numerical score from two to ten, which is the sum of the two *Gleason grades given to the most common and second most common pattern of prostate cancer seen in the tumour.... gleason score

Graded Self-exposure

a technique used in the *behaviour therapy of phobias. A hierarchy of fears (increasingly fearful stimuli) is set up and the patients expose themselves to each level of the hierarchy in turn. Exposure continues until *habituation occurs; the patient then proceeds to the next highest level of the hierarchy. The patient is ultimately able to cope with the feared object or situation.... graded self-exposure

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