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Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.

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Prostate cancer physical examination

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Common physical examination findings of prostate cancer include cachexia, pallor, anesthesia in the lower limbs, paresis in the lower limbs, lower-extremity lymphedema, bony tenderness, suprapubic palpation of the bladder, and an asymmetrical boggy mass with the change of texture may be palpated in the anterior wall of the rectum.

Physical Examination

Physical Examination

Appearance of the Patient

Skin

HEENT

  • HEENT examination of patients with prostate cancer is usually normal.

Neck

  • Neck examination of patients with prostate cancer is usually normal.

Lungs

  • Pulmonary examination of patients with prostate cancer is usually normal.

Heart

  • Cardiovascular examination of patients with prostate cancer is usually normal.

Abdomen

Extremities

Digital rectal examination

  • Asymmetrical boggy mass with the change of texture may be palpated in the anterior wall of the rectum[3][4]
References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scheel BI, Holtedahl K (2015). “Symptoms, signs, and tests: The general practitioner’s comprehensive approach towards a cancer diagnosis”. Scand J Prim Health Care. 33 (3): 170–7. doi:10.3109/02813432.2015.1067512. PMC 4750720. PMID 26375323.
  2. ↑ Hamilton W, Sharp DJ, Peters TJ, Round AP (October 2006). “Clinical features of prostate cancer before diagnosis: a population-based, case-control study”. Br J Gen Pract. 56 (531): 756–62. PMC 1920715. PMID 17007705.
  3. ↑ Presti JC (January 2000). “Prostate cancer: assessment of risk using digital rectal examination, tumor grade, prostate-specific antigen, and systematic biopsy”. Radiol. Clin. North Am. 38 (1): 49–58. PMID 10664666.
  4. ↑ Hamilton W, Sharp D (August 2004). “Symptomatic diagnosis of prostate cancer in primary care: a structured review”. Br J Gen Pract. 54 (505): 617–21. PMC 1324845. PMID 15296564.

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