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Re: Pathology Report - 12 Core Samples, but only 6 scores?
Thanks for the comments.
My original post was after my initial visit post biopsy. I received the report at my meeting with the urologist, and did not get a chance to study it at the appointment.
They did group the core samples in twos. Not the best approach, in my opinion, but I do understand what they did. I do think this approach could overstate the prevalence of the cancer. For example, was this 4 or 12 or 4 of 6?
I spoke with a radiation oncologist this week and went over options. No decisions from me for awhile. Obviously not happy with the results, but I have read enough now to know this is not the end of the world. I have had an elevated PSA for 7 years, so I knew the biopsy might be positive. The good news - Gleason 6.
