A 66-year-old man visits the clinic after experiencing two bouts of hematuria over the previous month. The prostate is found to be indurated and devoid of palpable nodules during digital rectal examination. The exhibit displays a picture from a transrectal prostate biopsy. The most likely underlying reason for this patient's symptoms is which of the following?

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A 66-year-old man visits the clinic after experiencing two bouts of hematuria over the previous month. The prostate is found to be indurated and devoid of palpable nodules during digital rectal examination. The exhibit displays a picture from a transrectal prostate biopsy.  The most likely underlying reason for this patient's symptoms is which of the following?

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Eductional Objective: Prostate adenocarcinoma is generally diagnosed with transrectal prostate biopsy, which often reveals atypical cells with enlarged nuclei and prominent nucleoli forming crowded, infiltrative glands.

A 66-Year-Old Man Visits the Clinic After Experiencing Two Bouts