Mr. Dunn is a 62-year-old man who has presented for a routine annual examination. On examination of the prostate you note a hard, irregular, painless nodule and obliteration of the median sulcus. These are signs of:
a. benign prostatic hypertrophy.
b. cancer of the prostate.
c. long-standing prostatitis.
d. swelling as a result of aging.
B
Obliteration of the median sulcus is consistent with organ enlargement; however, the associated findings of a hard, irregular, and painless nodule indicate a cancerous growth.
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