Symptoms of Prostate Cancer
Symptoms of Prostate Cancer: Introduction
Symptoms of prostate cancer can vary among individuals. However, there are often no symptoms in the early stages of prostate cancer. When symptoms do appear, they can include painful or difficult urination (dysuria), frequent urination (frequency), especially at night, bloody urine (hematuria) and an inability to urinate. Other symptoms can include weight loss, weakness, a poor appetite, and pelvic or back pain.
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Symptoms of Prostate Cancer
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- Prostatitis
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Prostatic cancer:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Signs and symptoms of prostatic cancer appear only in the advanced stages and include difficulty initiating a urine stream, dribbling, urine retention, unexplained cystitis and, rarely, hematuria. Pain may be present with urination, ejaculation, and bowel movement. (See Staging prostatic cancer, page 104.)
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Benign prostatic hyperplasia:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Clinical features of BPH depend on the extent of prostatic enlargement and the lobes affected. Characteristically, the condition starts with a group of symptoms known as prostatism: reduced urinary stream caliber and force, urinary hesitancy, and difficulty starting micturition (resulting in straining, feeling of incomplete voiding, and an interrupted stream). As the obstruction increases, it causes frequent urination with nocturia, dribbling, urine retention, incontinence, and possibly hematuria. Physical examination indicates a visible midline mass above the symphysis pubis that represents an incompletely emptied bladder; rectal palpation discloses an enlarged prostate. Examination may detect secondary anemia and, possibly, renal insufficiency secondary to obstruction.
As BPH worsens, complete urinary obstruction may follow infection or use of decongestants, tranquilizers, alcohol, antidepressants, or anticholinergics. Complications include infection, renal insufficiency, hemorrhage, and shock.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Prostatitis:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Acute prostatitis begins with fever, chills, low back pain, myalgia, perineal fullness, and arthralgia. Urination is frequent and urgent. Dysuria, nocturia, and urinary obstruction may also occur. The urine may appear cloudy. When palpated rectally, the prostate is tender, indurated, swollen, firm, and warm.
Chronic bacterial prostatitis sometimes produces no symptoms but usually elicits the same urinary symptoms as the acute form but to a lesser degree. UTI is a common complication. Other possible signs include painful ejaculation, hemospermia, persistent urethral discharge, and sexual dysfunction.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Malignant spinal neoplasms:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Extramedullary tumors produce symptoms by pressing on nerve roots, the spinal cord, and spinal vessels; intramedullary tumors, by destroying the parenchyma and compressing adjacent areas. Because intramedullary tumors may extend over several spinal cord segments, their symptoms are more variable than those of extramedullary tumors.
The following clinical effects are likely with all malignant spinal cord neoplasms:
❑Pain — Most severe directly over the tumor, radiates around the trunk or down the limb on the affected side and is unrelieved by bed rest. It may worsen when lying down or with straining, coughing, or sneezing. Pain can be diffuse, occurring over all extremities. Generally, it progressively worsens and isn't relieved by medication.
❑ Motor symptoms — Asymmetric spastic muscle weakness, decreased muscle tone, exaggerated reflexes, and a positive Babinski's sign. If the tumor is at the level of the cauda equina, muscle flaccidity, muscle wasting, weakness, and progressive diminution in tendon reflexes are characteristic.
❑ Sensory deficits — Contralateral loss of pain, temperature, and touch sensation (Brown-Séquard's syndrome). These losses are less obvious to the patient than functional motor changes. Caudal lesions invariably produce paresthesias in the nerve distribution pathway of the involved roots.
❑Bowel and bladder symptoms — Urine retention is an inevitable late sign with cord compression. Early signs include incomplete emptying or difficulty with the urine stream, which is usually unnoticed or ignored. Cauda equina tumors cause bladder and bowel incontinence due to flaccid paralysis.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Prostatic cancer:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Manifestations of prostatic cancer appear only in the advanced stages and include signs and symptoms of urinary obstruction, such as difficulty initiating a urinary stream, dribbling, urine retention, unexplained cystitis and, rarely, hematuria.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Benign prostatic hyperplasia:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Signs and symptoms of BPH depend on the extent of prostatic enlargement and the lobes affected.
Urinary symptoms
Characteristically, the condition starts with a group of symptoms known as prostatism: reduced urinary stream caliber and force, difficulty starting micturition (straining), feeling of incomplete voiding and, occasionally, urine retention. As obstruction increases, urination becomes more frequent, with nocturia, incontinence and, possibly, hematuria.
Physical examination reveals a visible midline mass (distended bladder) that represents an incompletely emptied bladder; rectal palpation discloses an enlarged prostate. The examination may also detect secondary anemia and, possibly, renal insufficiency secondary to obstruction.
Later effects
As BPH worsens, complete urinary obstruction may follow infection. Complications include infection, renal insufficiency, hemorrhage, and shock.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Prostatitis:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Acute prostatitis begins with fever, chills, low back pain, myalgia, perineal fullness and discomfort, and arthralgia. Urination is frequent and urgent. Dys-uria, nocturia, and urinary obstruction may also occur. The urine may appear cloudy. When palpated rectally, the prostate is tender, indurated, swollen, firm, and warm.
Chronic bacterial prostatitis sometimes produces no symptoms but usually elicits the same urinary symptoms as the acute form; however, to a lesser degree. UTI is a common complication. Other possible signs and symptoms include painful ejaculation, hemospermia, persistent urethral discharge, and sexual dysfunction.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Prostate Cancer:
Early prostate cancer often does not cause symptoms. But
prostate cancer can cause any of these problems:
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A need to urinate frequently, especially at night;
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Difficulty starting urination or holding back urine;
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Inability to urinate;
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Weak or interrupted flow of urine;
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Painful or burning urination;
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Difficulty in having an erection;
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Painful ejaculation ;
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Blood in urine or semen; or
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Frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, or
upper thighs.
Any of these symptoms may be caused by cancer or by other,
less serious health problems, such as BPH or an infection. A
man who has symptoms like these should see his doctor or a urologist
(a doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the genitourinary
system ). (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Prostate Cancer: NCI)
Prostate Cancer as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Prostate Cancer, it is also important to consider Prostate Cancer as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
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Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Prostate Cancer may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
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