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Subject: Re: a lump
Forum: The Urology Forum

Topic Area: Penile Cancer

Posted by leila on July 29, 1999 at 10:59:42

4 weeks ago, I felt a very small lump at the root of my husband's penis. It
> is not in the testicle. He does not feel any pain. I noticed that the lump
> gets a bit larger when he is having an erection.
> He is 29 and never has any serious illnesses nor men in his family.
> I told him to go and check it out but he refused saying that he was fine. I
> still think that he has to make sure that it is not dangerous.
> Does a lump in the root of the penis has to be necessarily a cancer?
> I would like to have your advice as soon as possible.


Posted by HFHS M.D. on August 05, 1999 at 10:48:39






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