[Malignancy grade and clinical stage T0-T3 in XXXX ].

@entity5 @entity263 @entity189
The frequency of @entity5 grade I-III (grading system according to B  cking and Sommerkamp, 1980) and of clinical stages T0-T3 in 393 unselected @entity263 (227 punch biopsies and 166 transurethral resections) were investigated over a period of 2 years. @entity5 were represented most frequently in the whole material (54%) as well as in punch biopsies (62%). G @entity189 with a favorable prognosis make up 20% of the @entity5 in the whole material and only 10% in punch biopsies. In contrast, 54.9% of incidental @entity189 (T0) are G I @entity5 , 18.6% @entity5 with an unfavorable prognosis. The advanced clinical stages T2 and T3 predominate in the whole material with 62.4%, compared to stages T0 and T1 comprising 37.6%. Malignancy grade and clinical stage are clearly correlated in the whole material. In incidental @entity189 , there is also a correlation between @entity5 grade and histologic extension. The percentage of higher @entity5 grades G II and G III increases with age. This is true for incidental @entity189 as well. The findings emphasize the prognostic significance of the grading system.
