Small nodule found in Joe Biden's prostate during routine exam at a hospital in Philadelphia

The find 'necessitated further evaluation,' officials said.

WASHINGTON -- A tiny nodule was recovered successful erstwhile President Joe Biden's prostate aft "a regular carnal exam" astatine a infirmary successful Philadelphia, a spokesperson confirmed to ABC News connected Tuesday.

"In a regular carnal exam a tiny nodule was recovered successful the prostate which necessitated further evaluation," a spokesperson told ABC News.

A "small nodule" tin mean a wide scope of things and volition necessitate further investigating to recognize the underlying cause. They are communal arsenic men age. It is excessively aboriginal to accidental if it is simply a benign lump caused by inflammation oregon thing much serious.

In February 2023 during his presidency, Biden had a lesion removed from his thorax that was cancerous and, earlier entering office, Biden had respective non-melanoma tegument cancers removed with Mohs surgery.

"As expected, the biopsy confirmed that the tiny lesion was basal compartment carcinoma," White House doc Dr. Kevin O'Connor said astatine the time. "All cancerous insubstantial was successfully removed. No further attraction is required."

"Basal compartment carcinoma lesions bash not thin to 'spread' oregon metastasize, arsenic immoderate much superior tegument cancers specified arsenic melanoma oregon squamous compartment carcinoma are known to do," O'Connor explained. "They do, however, person the imaginable to summation successful size, resulting successful a much important contented arsenic good arsenic accrued challenges for surgical removal."

O'Connor said the "site of the biopsy has healed nicely and the President volition proceed dermatologic surveillance arsenic portion of his ongoing broad healthcare."

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ABC News' Sony Salzman contributed to this report.

WPVI contributed to this report.