- (PIN) is an abnormal change in prostate cells that eventually become malignant.
- Early stage diffuse prostate tumors treatment includes a one or more of the following - External beam radiation therapy following transurethral resection, radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy, interstitial radioisotopes.
- includes removal of prostate, ejaculatory ducts and seminal vesicles.
- ________ ________ for prostate cancer screening includes inspection of the lower portion of the rectum, perineum and surrounding tissues using a gloved finger inserted into the anus. During the examination, the examining finger can feel the prostate gland.
- ___________ _________ is performed to make the diagnosis. Most diagnostic studies are performed after the surgery.
- Regional Spread includes _______ ________ to bladder or rectum; invasion of seminal vesicles.
| - ________ _________ is the most common cancer in males between the ages of 15 and 35.
- Majority of prostate cancers are ________.
- Men with _________ or undescended testes are risk factors for testicular cancer development.
- ________ _______ includes anti-androgens (such as lupron, casodex, or flutamide) given to treat early stage prostate cancer.
- Testicular cancer is often curable due to their ________ responsiveness.
- Enlargement of male breasts due to high HCG secretion
| - ________ radiation therapy to the male breasts is administered to avoid painful enlargement of the breasts when the patient starts on hormones.
- The testicles produce the hormone _________ as well as sperm, the male reproductive cells.
- Testicular fields shape
- Chemotherapy is only used for ________ disease Stage IV prostate patients.
- Technetium-99 is used in ____ ______imaging studies to detect distant bone metastasis.
- prostate cancer can spread to the bones, primarily those in the _____ spine, hip, pelvis, and chest.
| - Gleason's _______ system assigns numbers histologic grade to predominant (primary) and lesser (secondary) pattern of tumor. The grade numbers of the two patterns are added to obtain the Gleason score, which may range from 2 to 10.
- The prostate expands around the _____ and may cause urinary problems similar to BPH.
- Trunk and leg immobilizer
- The prostate _____ are transitional, central, and peripheral
- The _______ of the prostate is directed downward and is in contact with the superior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm.
- The ______ of the prostate is directly continuous with the bladder wall, upward near the inferior surface of the bladder.
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