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Physical Exam

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Location of any masses or enlarged organs (organomegaly; hepatomegaly; splenomegaly); palpable lymph nodes, especially supraclavicular; jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes due to blockage of bile ducts by metastases).

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SEER Training Modules: Physical Exam. U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Cited 02 January 2026. Available from: https://training.seer.cancer.gov.

Physical Exam

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