Prostate Adenocarcinoma Grade Group 1: Rationale for Retaining a Cancer Label in the 2022 World Health Organization Classification.

Netto, George J; Amin, Mahul B; Compérat, Eva M; Gill, Anthony J; Hartmann, Arndt; Moch, Holger; Menon, Santosh; Raspollini, Maria R et al. · Eur Urol · 2023

expert_opinion · Level V

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Abstract

We present the rationale for keeping the "cancer" label for grade group 1 (GG1) prostate cancer. Maintaining GG1 as the lowest grade outweighs the potential benefits that a benign designation may bring. Patient and surgeon education on the vital role of active surveillance for GG1 cancers and avoidance of overtreatment should be the focus rather than such a drastic change in nomenclature.

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