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Sep
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Oncology
When tumors of the prostate gland in the early stages usually have the following symptoms (typical for both benign and malignant tumors):
frequent urination – for tumors of the prostate gland is characterized by the appearance of nighttime urination (in normal people at night to go to the toilet should not!)
difficulty beginning urination – the patient needs time to begin the act of urination;
feeling of incomplete emptying of the bladder – after the act of urination in the patient the feeling that he not help to end, and rarely require new attempts to continue urinating;
weak urine stream – stream of urine falls straight down or does not describe such a trajectory, as was in his youth;
compelling urge to urination – that is, if there desires on urination patient in urgent need to empty the bladder, and all thought the patient directed to where and how it is implemented (mandatory – call-);
incontinence – occurs as a consequence of the fact that the patient can not find a place where he can help with an imperative urge, and overflow bladder due to urine retention;
urinary retention – occurs when peredavlivanii urethral tumor. Sometimes acute – urinating completely absent and chronic while after each, it is very difficult urination, the bladder is more than 100 ml of "residual urine".
For larger tumors, ie, in the later stages along with the above symptoms may be the following (mostly malignant tumors):
hematuria – blood in the urine, usually associated with the germination of tumor in the bladder or urethra;
painful urination – usually associated with the germination of tumor in the urethra;
incontinence – for large tumors may be due to germination of tumor in the urethra sphincter (ie, violation of the mechanism of retention of urine);
pain in the lumbar region – may occur when violations of the outflow of urine from the upper urinary tract due to germination of ureteral tumor (during germination of both ureters occurs immediately life-threatening situation – ie, lack of urine anuria);
renal failure – manifested as a result of inadequate outflow of urine from the upper urinary tract;
gemospermiya – blood in the semen at the defeat of the prostate tumor;
impotence – may be at the tumor neurovascular bundle passing along the prostate gland;
pain in the perineum and over lobkom – occurs when involved in cancer suprapubic and perineal nerve;
involvement of the rectum in cancer – appears constipation, tenesmus (the urge to defecate), bleeding, separation of mucus from the rectum, bowel obstruction.
For prostate cancer with metastases characterized by the following symptoms:
pain in the bones affected by metastases – usually lower back pain and pelvic bones;
paraplegia, ishalgiya – due to compression of the spinal cord in a patient may be, as expressed by the pain, and paralysis of the lower parts of the body;
edema of the legs – usually associated with damage to lymphatic nodes and / or compression of the veins, causing lymphostasis in the lower extremities;
weight loss, cachexia, lethargy, intestinal bleeding – as a manifestation of cancer intoxication.
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