Which finding on digital rectal examination (DRE) is consistent with prostate cancer?
A. The prostate is uniformly enlarged.
B. The texture of the prostate is spongy or elastic.
C. The prostate indents when a finger is pressed on it.
D. There are several stony, irregular nodules within the prostate.
D
The normal prostate has an elastic or spongy consistency. During benign prostatic enlargement, the entire prostate enlarges, although the enlargement may be more noticeable on one side. Pros-tate cancer usually is manifested as small, very hard, or stony irregularly shaped nodules.
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