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Gland in groin

2017-05-14 15:12:17
Its about a week when i found a gland or a node in my groin part(right side). Its not hurting niether i have any symptoms. My condition is totally fine. I am concern about that gland/node. It is not visible but when i press on the surface i can feel it. What should it be. Is it a cancer?? It did not enlarged since i found it. I dont know wether it was there before or not. I am very tense please help me. Thank you.
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Hello there. I can understand your concern. No it may not be cancer. It could just be a enlarged lymph node. But it's better you get it checked out by a general surgeon in person for further evaluation and management. Best regards Dr. Anil Kumar Jain. Bangalore.

Answered2017-05-18 17:44:20

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