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==CT scan== | ==CT scan== | ||
* There are no CT scan findings associated with | *There are no CT scan findings associated with prostate cancer. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of prostate cancer, which include:<ref name="pmid16985590">{{cite journal |vauthors=Taneja SS |title=Imaging in the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer |journal=Rev Urol |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=101–13 |date=2004 |pmid=16985590 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* | **Enlarged pelvic and [[retroperitoneal]] [[lymph nodes]] | ||
* | **[[Hydronephrosis]] | ||
**Osteoblastic [[metastases]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
There are no CT scan findings associated with in situ prostate cancer. CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of bone metastasis of prostate cancer.
CT scan
- There are no CT scan findings associated with prostate cancer. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of prostate cancer, which include:[1]
- Enlarged pelvic and retroperitoneal lymph nodes
- Hydronephrosis
- Osteoblastic metastases