Prostate cancer physical examination

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Musadiq Ali M.B.B.S.[2]

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

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

References

↑ ^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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.

Overview