What are the clinical manifestations of prostate cancer?

I believe that everyone has a deep fear of cancer. Prostate cancer is a common type of cancer, and it is also very harmful to the patient's body. Therefore, it is recommended to prevent and treat it in time. So, what are the clinical manifestations of prostate cancer?

What are the clinical manifestations of prostate cancer?

Prostate cancer often has no symptoms in its early stages. As the tumor progresses, the symptoms caused by prostate cancer can be summarized into two categories:

1. Compression symptoms

The gradually enlarged prostate gland compresses the urethra and can cause progressive dysuria, which is manifested as thin urine stream, short range, slow urine flow, interrupted urine flow, dripping after urination, incomplete urination, labored urination, frequent urination, urgency, increased nocturia, and even urinary incontinence. Tumor compresses the rectum and can cause dysuria or intestinal obstruction, and can also compress the vas deferens to cause lack of ejaculation, compress the nerves to cause perineal pain, and can radiate to the sciatic nerve.

2. Metastatic symptoms

Prostate cancer can invade the bladder, seminal vesicle, and blood vessels and nerve bundles, causing hematuria, hematospermia, and impotence. Pelvic lymph node metastasis can cause edema of both lower limbs. Prostate cancer is often prone to bone metastasis, causing bone pain or pathological fractures and paraplegia. Prostate cancer can also invade the bone marrow and cause anemia or a decrease in the whole blood count.

Through the introduction, we know some common symptoms of prostate cancer. In order to help prostate cancer patients recover as soon as possible, active treatment is very important. Advanced cancer is generally incurable. In addition, patients need to adjust their mentality.