Suggest Treatment For Sebaceous Cyst On Scrotum

Posted on Tue, 29 Dec 2015

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Tue, 29 Dec 2015 Answered on

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Question : I think I have a sebaceous cyst on my scrotum. What should i do?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (12 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Should be removed

Detailed Answer:
hi and welcome.
This is sebaceous cyst or atheroma and it should be removed before it grows more. You need to see urologis for it and it can be done under local anesthesia. Wish you good health.Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (6 hours later)

Dear Dr. Romic,

I spoke to the nurse practitioner in my doctor's office (PCP, internal medicine). The doctor will be back on Monday. But the nurse practitioner said that I should be referred to a dermatologist, not a urologist. What do you make of that?
XXXXXXX Rosenbloom

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (32 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No

Detailed Answer:
hi.
dermatologist should be consulted if there is suspected sexually transmitted disease or dermatosis. I don't think this is something like this and in most countries,dermatologists don't perform excision of scrotal lesions.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj