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Q: Growth in abdomen ?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on September 14th, 2009

I have what seems to be a growth in my lower, lower abdomen. It seems deep. During the day, I can hardly feel it, but every morning when I wake up, it's swollen or sticking out or something. Altough during the day, I can't feel the growth (or whatever it is) individually very well, my whole lower abdomen seems like a bulge or swollen. Moreso when I am standing than sitting or especially laying flat. I have no pain from it. This has been going on for almost a year. Does it sound like I have cancer?

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Dr. Robert Wascher , MD

replied on September 15th, 2009

Cancers Answer A7258

It is impossible to say what this mass represents without examining you. While it could be a tumor (benign or malignant), it could also be something much less serious, like a hernia.

Your physician can examine you and arrive at a diagnosis.

Sincerely/ Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS

http://doctorwascher.com

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