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  #1

a 72 year old man has difficulty initiating urination
digital rectal examination shows an enlagerd frim prostate
an assay for serum PSA is 3.5 ug/L {reference 0-5 }
examination of tissue obtained on biopsy of the prostate is most likely to show

a.-adenocarcinoma
b.-chronic prostatitis
c.-epithelial
d.-glandular hyperplasia
e.-leiomyoma



  #2

D..

  #3

yeha I think so too

D



  #4

firm? So A?

  #5

D

  #6

D, this is BPH

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  #7

why BPH not cancer? because of PSA level??

  #8

its A. by digital exam we can diagnose only Ca (peripheral), not BPH (periurethral).









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