I had a robotic removal 6 months ago and the gleason score turned out to be a # 8.... The needle biopsy done in
NJ had the Gleason as a # 7. It was upgraded after the
surgery to a # 8.....and thats after the original slides from NJ were shipped to the NIH from NJ and we're declared to be only a # 6 prior to my surgery.....So a gleason # 7 in NJ became a # 6 in MD and actually {perhaps} is a # 8.....Pretty normal I hear....Pretty aggressive I've heard and read.