Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Musadiq Ali M.B.B.S.[2] Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [3] Amandeep Singh M.D.[4]
Prostate cancer must be differentiated from benign prostatic hypertrophy, renal cancer, renal stones, bladder cancer, and cystitis.
Prostate cancer must be differentiated from:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Diseases | Clinical manifestations | Para-clinical findings | Gold standard | ||||||||||
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Symptoms | Physical examina | ||||||||||||
Lab Findings | Diagnosi | ||||||||||||
Low back pain | Fever | Nausea/
Vomiting |
Urinary symptoms | Hypertension | Pitting edema | Other | |||||||
Dysuria | Frequency | Oliguria | |||||||||||
Disease | Low back pain | Fever | Nausea/
Vomiting |
Dysuria | Frequency | Oliguria | Hypertension | Pitting edema | Other | Lab Findings | Diagnosis method | Gold standard | |
Nephrolithiasis[16][17] | + | ± | + | ± | ± | ± | – | – |
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Abdominal CT scan without contrast | ||
Malignancy | Renal cell carcinoma (RCC)[18][13] | - | - | - | - | - | - | ± | ± |
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– | |
Bladder cancer[19][20][21] | - | - | - | - | ± | ± | - | - | Suprapubic pain | Ultrasound, CT scan, Biopsy | Biopsy | ||
Prostate cancer[22][23] | ± | - | - | - | ± | ± | - | - | - | Ultrasound, CT scan, Biopsy | Biopsy | ||
Lower urinary tract diseases | Benign prostatic hyperplasia | +/- | - | - | + | + | - | - | - |
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Biopsy | ||
Urolithiasis[24][25][26] | + | +/- | + | + | + | + | - | - |
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Abdominppelvic CT scan without contrast | Abdominppelvic CT scan without contrast | ||
Infectious diseases | Pyelonephritis[27][28] | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - |
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CT and ultrasound: | - | |
Cystitis[29][30] | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | - |
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Ultrasound:
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Urine culture | |
Prostatitis[31][32] | - | + | - | + | + | + | - | - |
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Ultrasound:
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