Hard lump under left testicle Posted: 07-07-08 22:51pm
I might have noticed this about a year or
two ago but at the time I shrugged it off
as "part of the system" down there. I
recently discovered it again after feeling
around down there for a while (it's
difficult to narrow down its exact
location) and now I am kind of concerned
about it. Here's what I know:
1) It's a hard lump about the size of a
pea under my left testicle.
2) It doesn't seem to be attached to the
testicle itself, but I'm pretty sure it's
attached to part of the lower (tail or
duct) epididymis, or perhaps something
else other than the testicle itself. For
the most part it free-flows independently
of everything else, but it is attached to
something!
3) I can usually find it by standing up
straight, reaching my fingers under my
left testicle and placing my thumb at the
top front of it and my fingers at the top
back of it and slightly squeezing it and
gradually pulling my thumb and fingers
down until I get to the bottom of it. Just
as the bottom of my testicle slides away
from my thumb and fingers I can feel the
lump, which I can move around freely
without really moving the testicle.
4) If I lift my left testicle up so that
the bottom is pointing at my face, the
lump is sometimes visible through the
scrotum skin and if I move the lump too
much it "falls" down the side of the
testicle and stops being visible. When the
lump is visible through the skin, it
almost looks white.
I am 25.
Does this sound like testicular cancer? I
am hesitant to seeing a doctor but I am
going to push myself to get this checked
out in the next couple of days.
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MandMs
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Posted: 07-08-08 08:54am
It looks to me as you are feeling a part
of the epididymidis, actually, its duct
that is reaching to the lower pole of
testicle.
Testicular cancer is usually associated
with the germ cells located in testicle,
so, lumps or masses in the scrotum or on
the epididymis, but not on the testicle,
cannot be testicular cancer.
Anyway, visiting a doctor is a good
choice!
Last edited by MandMs on 07-09-08 04:11am; edited 1 time in total
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azbycx
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Posted: 07-08-08 15:35pm
Thank you. I appreciate your response!
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