What Causes A Lump On The Anus?

Posted on Thu, 15 Sep 2016

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Question : I have a lump of the size of an lime adjucent to my anus. There is no pain but over the years it's size has increased from mere a peanut to an lime.
It is painless.
Is it safe to remove it? What is the procedure?

I am 62 years and have high BP and also diabetes. I am obese too. Please advice.

Answered by Dr. Rishi (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please get it removed.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to Health Care Magic and Thank you for your question.
It seems to be a Papilloma or a benign lump. It is definitely possible to get it removed and is absolutely necessary that you get it removed to know what it is, especially since it is increasing in size.
Please contact any Surgeon for the same.
A small surgery can be done where they will put Local anaesthetic injection in that area and remove it. There will be no pain. Then that lump will be sent to the lab for analysis to know what it was.
There is no need to worry or fear.
Take care and do let me know if there are any other queries on this issue
Dr Rishi, New XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar