RAD PATHO Grading of Malignant Tumor

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Grading of Malignant Tumor

-Assesses aggressiveness or degree of malignancy

-Indicates its biological behaviour

-Allows prediction of its responsiveness to

therapeutic agents

-How abnormal the tumor cells and the tumor tissue

look under a microscope

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Grade 1

– The cancer cells look very similar to normal cells and are growing slowly (Well differentiated) (low grade)

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Grade 2

– The cells look unlike normal cells and are

growing more quickly than normal

Moderately differentiated (intermediate

grade

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Grade 3

– The cancer cells look very abnormal and

are growing quickly Poorly differentiated

(high grade)

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Grade 4

- Tumors tend to grow rapidly and spread

faster (Undifferentiated) (high grade)

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GX

means that the grade can't be assessed. It is also

called undetermined grade.