title: [Malignancy grade and clinical stage T0-T3 in prostate cancer].
abstract: The frequency of malignancy grade I-III (grading system according to Böcking and Sommerkamp, 1980) and of clinical stages T0-T3 in 393 unselected prostatic carcinomas (227 punch biopsies and 166 transurethral resections) were investigated over a period of 2 years. G III carcinomas were represented most frequently in the whole material (54%) as well as in punch biopsies (62%). G I carcinomas with a favorable prognosis make up 20% of the tumors in the whole material and only 10% in punch biopsies. In contrast, 54.9% of incidental carcinomas (T0) are G I tumors, 18.6% G III carcinomas with an unfavorable prognosis. The advanced clinical stages T2 and T3 predominate in the whole material with 62.4%, compared to stages T0 and T1 comprising 37.6%. Malignancy grade and clinical stage are clearly correlated in the whole material. In incidental carcinoma, there is also a correlation between malignancy grade and histologic extension. The percentage of higher malignancy grades G II and G III increases with age. This is true for incidental carcinoma as well. The findings emphasize the prognostic significance of the grading system.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Malignitätsgrad und klinisches Stadium T0-T3 beim Prostatakarzinom.