Discrepancies in Gleason score between needle core biopsy and radical prostatectomy specimens with correlation between clinical and pathological staging.
Vikram SinghKartik SharmaMahendra SinghShashank Shekhar TripathiDeepak Prakash BhirudRahul JenaShiv Charan NavriyaGautam Ram ChoudharyArjun Singh SandhuPublished in: Urologia (2024)
concordance between biopsy and the pathology results directly affects the prognosis of the patient. The results of our study demonstrated the rate of discordance between Gleason scores obtained from transrectal prostate biopsy and RP surgical specimens. This rate brings into question the accuracy of the chosen treatment.