Grading of Prostate Cancer
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Gleason Pattern 3 (cont.)

Small cancers in prostate biopsies are often GP 3.

 

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Small glands irregularly distributed in the stroma.

 

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Another small cancer focus of GP3. Some larger glands may also occur in GP3 but they are still separate from each other.

 

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Branching of glands is allowed in GP3 as long as the glands are separate and there is no glandular fusion.

 

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Glands with some branching but still acceptable as GP3.