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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common physical examination findings of bladder cancer include [[cachexia]], [[pallor]], and a [[pelvic]] [[mass]] may be palpated. | Common physical examination findings of bladder cancer include [[cachexia]], [[pallor]], [[swelling]] in the lower extremities and a [[pelvic]] [[mass]] may be palpated. [[Swelling]] in the [[scrotum]] or [[vulva]] may be seen. | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
===Appearance of the Patient=== | ===Appearance of the Patient=== | ||
* | *Patients with bladder cancer usually appear cachextic.<ref name="pmid22947580">{{cite journal |vauthors=Shephard EA, Stapley S, Neal RD, Rose P, Walter FM, Hamilton WT |title=Clinical features of bladder cancer in primary care |journal=Br J Gen Pract |volume=62 |issue=602 |pages=e598–604 |date=September 2012 |pmid=22947580 |pmc=3426598 |doi=10.3399/bjgp12X654560 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid22691896">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gorin MA, Ayyathurai R, Soloway MS |title=Diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer: how can we improve? |journal=Postgrad Med |volume=124 |issue=3 |pages=28–36 |date=May 2012 |pmid=22691896 |doi=10.3810/pgm.2012.05.2545 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid29721106">{{cite journal |vauthors=Reis H, Krafft U, Niedworok C, Módos O, Herold T, Behrendt M, Al-Ahmadie H, Hadaschik B, Nyirady P, Szarvas T |title=Biomarkers in Urachal Cancer and Adenocarcinomas in the Bladder: A Comprehensive Review Supplemented by Own Data |journal=Dis. Markers |volume=2018 |issue= |pages=7308168 |date=2018 |pmid=29721106 |doi=10.1155/2018/7308168 |url=}}</ref> | ||
===Vital Signs=== | ===Vital Signs=== | ||
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===Skin=== | ===Skin=== | ||
* [[Pallor]] | * [[Pallor]] | ||
===HEENT=== | |||
* HEENT examination of patients with bladder cancer is usually normal. | |||
===Neck=== | |||
* Neck examination of patients with bladder cancer is usually normal. | |||
===Lungs=== | |||
* Pulmonary examination of patients with bladder cancer is usually normal. | |||
===Heart=== | |||
* Cardiovascular examination of patients with bladder cancer is usually normal. | |||
===Abdomen=== | |||
*Enlarged para-aortic lymph nodes or hepatic metastases | |||
===Genitourinary=== | ===Genitourinary=== | ||
* A [[pelvic]] [[mass]] may be palpated | * A [[pelvic]] [[mass]] may be palpated | ||
* [[Swelling]] in the [[scrotum]] or [[vulva]] | * [[Swelling]] in the [[scrotum]] or [[vulva]] | ||
===Neuromuscular=== | |||
* Neuromuscular examination of patients with bladder cancer is usually normal. | |||
===Extremities=== | ===Extremities=== | ||
* [[Swelling]] in the lower extremities | * [[Swelling]] in the lower extremities | ||
*Inguinal adenopathy | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Urology]] | [[Category:Urology]] | ||
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[[Category:Oncology]] | |||
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[[Category:Nephrology]] | |||
[[Category:Surgery]] | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2] Shanshan Cen, M.D. [3]
Overview
Common physical examination findings of bladder cancer include cachexia, pallor, swelling in the lower extremities and a pelvic mass may be palpated. Swelling in the scrotum or vulva may be seen.
Physical Examination
Appearance of the Patient
Vital Signs
Skin
HEENT
- HEENT examination of patients with bladder cancer is usually normal.
Neck
- Neck examination of patients with bladder cancer is usually normal.
Lungs
- Pulmonary examination of patients with bladder cancer is usually normal.
Heart
- Cardiovascular examination of patients with bladder cancer is usually normal.
Abdomen
- Enlarged para-aortic lymph nodes or hepatic metastases
Genitourinary
Neuromuscular
- Neuromuscular examination of patients with bladder cancer is usually normal.
Extremities
- Swelling in the lower extremities
- Inguinal adenopathy
References
- ↑ Shephard EA, Stapley S, Neal RD, Rose P, Walter FM, Hamilton WT (September 2012). "Clinical features of bladder cancer in primary care". Br J Gen Pract. 62 (602): e598–604. doi:10.3399/bjgp12X654560. PMC 3426598. PMID 22947580.
- ↑ Gorin MA, Ayyathurai R, Soloway MS (May 2012). "Diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer: how can we improve?". Postgrad Med. 124 (3): 28–36. doi:10.3810/pgm.2012.05.2545. PMID 22691896.
- ↑ Reis H, Krafft U, Niedworok C, Módos O, Herold T, Behrendt M, Al-Ahmadie H, Hadaschik B, Nyirady P, Szarvas T (2018). "Biomarkers in Urachal Cancer and Adenocarcinomas in the Bladder: A Comprehensive Review Supplemented by Own Data". Dis. Markers. 2018: 7308168. doi:10.1155/2018/7308168. PMID 29721106.