Prostate Cancer Specific Mortality and Gleason 7 Disease Differences in Prostate Cancer Outcomes Between Cases With Gleason 4 + 3 and Gleason 3 + 4 Tumors in a Population Based Cohort

Abstract

Gleason 7 prostate cancer shows heterogeneous behavior with Gleason 3 + 4 and 4 + 3 tumors conferring different prostate cancer specific mortality. These data provide important information for counseling patients with Gleason 7 prostate cancer on the natural history of the disease and may inform treatment decisions.