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Suggest Treatment For Bump On Penis Shaft

Posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2014

Question: This is the bump on shaft of penis no pain no discharge or anything please i just need to know how to get rid of it.

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Small cyst.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for a photograph albeit the bump is out of focus.

Can you please post another with a clear snap showing the bump?

From the snap and the history you have provided, this looks like a small cyst.

There are two options :
You can 'wait and watch'- as there are no symptoms. This may resolve on its own.

Second options is to get the bump removed surgically, this will be a very small surgery may be with a single stitch under local anesthesia. You get rid of the lump and get a histological diagnosis too.

Waiting for your response,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (18 minutes later)

How did i get this?

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Blockage of duct

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

One gets cyst by blockage of the duct of the sweat gland .
Seen another snap- this looks to be a cyst.

regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (18 minutes later)

Surgery is the only way?

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Better to

Detailed Answer:
As I said, if there are no symptoms you can wait and watch for natural healing which may occur in some cases and the other option is to get it excised.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D