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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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.

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Digital rectal examination

  • An asymmetrical boggy mass with the change of texture may be palpated in the anterior wall of the rectum

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