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Can A Painless Lump On Perineum Be Cancerous?

Hi. I just noticed on the shower that I have a tiny lump on the perineum. If I´m standing up it just doesn´t even feel because it gets lost between the skin tissues. With the legs flexionatedand a little open the skin stretches and it´s possible to feel this little kind of bump, it´s barely visible since it´s so small, the relief almost doesn´t excel. It´s painless and doesn´t secrete anything. What can it be? Is there any possibility of cancer? Thanks for your help.
posted on Mon, 5 Jan 2015
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My brief reflex to your question is 'YES'!

Hi! thanks for your post. Well, to diagnonse or label a lump as cancer, we have to rule out so many things:

is it enlarging?

is it recent?

is it fixed and hard?

is it alone or there are so many of them in other portions of your body?

is their any lymph node in your body?

If your answer to all the above are YES, it is like cancer.

Otherwise it could be an inclusion cyst, skin tag or a lymph node also.

Therefore a physical examination and if necessary a needle biopsy is necessary for confirmation.

wishing you good health; regards,
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Can A Painless Lump On Perineum Be Cancerous?

My brief reflex to your question is YES ! Hi! thanks for your post. Well, to diagnonse or label a lump as cancer, we have to rule out so many things: is it enlarging? is it recent? is it fixed and hard? is it alone or there are so many of them in other portions of your body? is their any lymph node in your body? If your answer to all the above are YES, it is like cancer. Otherwise it could be an inclusion cyst, skin tag or a lymph node also. Therefore a physical examination and if necessary a needle biopsy is necessary for confirmation. wishing you good health; regards,