A 65-year-old man comes to the office due to worsening lower extremity weakness. Over the past year, the patient complained of red urine discoloration. The patient has been smoking 2 packs of cigarettes for the past 20 years. His urine culture is negative for microbial growth. The patient underwent cystoscopy which confirmed the diagnosis of transitional cell carcinoma. An abdominal CT scan revealed that the tumor is compressing the nerve that passes through the obturator canal. Which of the following functions would be affected in this patient?

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Eductional Objective: The obturator nerve is the only nerve that passes through the obturator canal. Obturator nerve compression will lead to a sensory loss over the medial thigh and loss of thigh abduction.

A 65-Year-Old Man Comes to the Office Due to Worsening