Prostate Enlargement
August 18th, 2017
Overview
Feel For
- Enlargement of the prostate, through the anterior rectal wall.
Normal Size
- 20 grams, or approximately the size of a walnut.
Causes of Prostate Enlargement
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy
- Prostate cancer
- Prostatitis
Interpretation
- Soft, painless enlargement - suggestive of BPH
- Tender enlargement - suggestive of prostatitis
- Asymmetric, firm enlargement - suggestive of prostate cancer
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