Interlaboratory Gleason grading variation affects treatment: a Dutch historic cohort study in 30 509 patients with prostate cancer

Conclusion
Our study shows that the odds that a patient undergoes AT or PLND, depends on laboratories’ grading practices in a substantial number of patients. This likely influences patient prognosis and outcome, necessitating standardisation of GG to prevent suboptimal patient outcome.

Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - September 19, 2023 Category: Pathology Authors: Flach, R. N., van Dooijeweert, C., Aben, K. K. H., Suelmann, B. B. M., Willemse, P.-P. M., van Diest, P. J., Meijer, R. P. Tags: JCP Education Original research Source Type: research