A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps:
- General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; further:
- Inspection and palpation (palpation) of genitalia: penis and scrotum; assessment of penis:
- Inspection
- Tumor size and location [lesion?, redness?]
- Palpation
- Displacement or fixation
- Infiltration of glans (glans)?, urethra (urethra)? and/or corpus cavernosum (corpus cavernosum)?
- Inspection
- Palpation of the inguinal lymph nodes (inguinal lymph nodes* ) [N-stage?]
- Inspection and palpation (palpation) of genitalia: penis and scrotum; assessment of penis:
- Health check
Note: The inguinal lymph nodes may also be enlarged inflammatory! If necessary, 4 weeks of empiric antibiotic therapy should be given.
Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.
