Histological grading of prostatic carcinoma and its clinical evaluation

The clinical control of patients with T1--T3, N0--M0 prostatic carcinomas allows us to draw the following conclusions regarding the grading. (1) The grading of the primary tumor is of great help in establishing the prognosis. (2) The results of the various applied treatments, like radical prostatectomy, radiation, and heterosexual hormone therapy, depend on the primary grade. The use of cytostatics in badly or undifferentiated prostatic carcinomas deserves on the contrary, better attention. (3) The changing of the grading at the various check-ups is of great therapeutical significance.