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Editorial

Gleason grading: consensus and controversy

Brett DelahuntCorrespondence[email protected]
,
John R. Srigley ‡Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
&
David S. Lamb †Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
Pages 613-614 | Published online: 10 Dec 2009

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