Related to the primary tumor:
* Asymptomatic
* Poor stream
* Retention of urine
* Urgency
* Frequency
* Hematuria (blood in the urine)
* Related to secondary tumor deposits:
* Bone pain(back and pelvis):
* Pathological fractures
* Enlarged lymph glands * Kidney failure
* Related to the general effects of malignancy:
* Weight loss
* Tiredness * Malaise
* Anemia
* Loss of appetite
Early prostate cancer is usually completely
asymptomatic. By the time that prostate cancer
becomes bothersome or clinically apparent it has
usually spread beyond the confines of the
prostatic capsule and is no longer amenable to
cure. In the first world early prostate cancer is
usually diagnosed following screening. Prostate
cancer can also be a chance finding in the tissue
removed by transurethral resection for suspected
benign prostatic enlargement.
The primary tumor can cause lower urinary tract
symptoms similar to benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Obstructive symptoms include poor stream,
incomplete emptying and straining while passing
urine. Irritative symptoms include dysuria,
frequency, urgency and nocturia. Prostate cancer
can also cause blood in the urine but this is not
common.
Prostate cancer typically spreads to the bony
skeleton and the lymph glands of the pelvis. Bony
metastases commonly involve the lower spine and
pelvic girdle causing backache. Lymphatic
involvement can cause swelling of the legs and
obstruction of the drainage tubes of the kidneys
(ureters). Prostate cancer can cause renal
failure by ureteric obstruction or by bladder
outlet obstruction.
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