Palpation of a patient's prostate reveals a small,smooth,nontender gland with a palpable median sulcus,which indicates

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The prostate gland should be small,smooth,mobile,and nontender.The median sulcus should be palpable.An enlarged prostate suggests the early stage of benign prostatic hypertrophy.Prostatic stones do not exist.The nodules of prostate cancer are firm,hard,or indurated.They can be single or multiple.Early in the disease they are small,but later,the entire prostate may seem irregular,hard,immobile,and quite large.

Palpation of a Patient's Prostate Reveals a Small,smooth,nontender Gland with a Palpable