Fast Five Quiz: Advanced and Metastatic Prostate Cancer Presentation and Diagnosis

Daniel S. Schwartz, MD, MBA

June 27, 2022

The Gleason grading system is currently the most common classification used that helps to determine the histologic characteristics of prostate cancer. Patients with a Gleason score of 6 or higher have prostate cancer that is likely to progress to advanced cancer if it hasn't already. A PSA level of ≥ 10 ng/mL also points to the likelihood of disease progression.

Learn more about the diagnosis and staging of advanced prostate cancer.

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