Patient's question:
Male, 57 years old, semen with blood-like appearance. Please help take a look at the test results, thank you. Is surgery required? Please help review the results? The university hospital's examination said that surgery is needed, and it mentioned something about severe cancer. Is it that serious?Doctor's answer:
Further improvements can be made in prostate MRI examinations and tumor markers related to the prostate. Let's look at the results. The common symptoms of prostate cancer mainly manifest in three aspects: 1. Obstructive symptoms may include difficulty urinating, urinary retention, pain, hematuria, or incontinence. 2. Local invasive symptoms The bladder-prostate space is often the first to be affected. This space includes organs such as the prostate, seminal vesicles, vas deferens, and the lower end of the ureter. If the tumor invades and compresses the vas deferens, it may cause lower back pain and pain in the patient's testicle on the affected side. Some patients also report pain during ejaculation. 3. Other divergent symptoms Prostate cancer tends to metastasize to the bones. Initially, it may be asymptomatic, but it can also be discovered during a visit for symptoms caused by bone metastasis leading to nerve compression or pathological fractures.