Gleason Scores
Your biopsy will have two Gleason Grades which your doctor will use to provide you with an overall score. Your treatment options will depend on what the score is. Learn more about each below.
One of the key steps in determining treatment is to get a biopsy completed. The pathology report helps your urologist determine what to do next.
Your Urologist will send tissue from your biopsy to a pathologist who will look at each specimen to determine if there is prostate cancer. If there is cancer, there are several important aspects of the pathology to understand. A critical piece of information this report provides is your Gleason Grade / Score.
Your biopsy will have two Gleason Grades which your doctor will use to provide you with an overall score. Your treatment options will depend on what the score is. Learn more about each below.