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What Causes Pea Size Lump To Appear On Groin?
sometimes a lump appears at the top of my groin just like a hard pea it comes to a head which is white and can be quite sore when it seeps instead of the lump disappearing you can still feel it inside the top of my leg. Once the swelling has gone down it doesn't bother me. Please can you help.
Wed, 27 Aug 2014
HI.
Thanks for a good history.
This looks to be a sebaceous cyst which is discharging and forming again and again. The best way is to get this removed and be subjected to histopathological examination.
It is better to get this removed (excised) for 2 reasons.
1> your get rid of the disease and
2> you get the histopathological diagnosis- makes you tension-free that it is not a cancer.
Thanks for a good history.
This looks to be a sebaceous cyst which is discharging and forming again and again. The best way is to get this removed and be subjected to histopathological examination.
It is better to get this removed (excised) for 2 reasons.
1> your get rid of the disease and
2> you get the histopathological diagnosis- makes you tension-free that it is not a cancer.
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