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* Bony [[tenderness]] | * Bony [[tenderness]] | ||
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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
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
- Anesthesia in the lower limbs
- Paresis in the lower limbs
- Lower-extremity lymphedema[1]
- Bony tenderness
Digital rectal examination
- Asymmetrical boggy mass with the change of texture may be palpated in the anterior wall of the rectum[2]
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.
- ↑ 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.