Serious fears will cause a bump on a testicle in any man. The seal is painful, causing discomfort and inconvenience. Most often it is a spermatocele, but only a urologist can establish an accurate diagnosis. Perhaps these are the initial signs of oncology, so it is important to contact a qualified specialist as soon as possible.
What is spermatocele
Spermatocele is a dense formation of the testicle and its appendage, which contains seminal fluid and sperm. Usually the disease is asymptomatic, because the size of the neoplasm is small, the cyst grows very slowly. In some cases, the patient may complain of pain in the scrotum. A cyst is formed due to a violation of the normal outflow of fluid in the ducts. Benign education is often diagnosed in children and adolescents during puberty (6-14 years), as well as middle-aged men (40-50 years). In both cases, the causes are age-related changes.
Causes of pathology
A seminal cyst, or spermatocele, may be an acquired or congenital disease. In a child, a lump appears due to the formation of ducts of the glands. The formation will not be large, the maximum size does not exceed 2-2.5 cm. The cavity of the cones is filled with a thick yellowish liquid, in which there are no sperm and impurities.
A lump on the testicle in men may appear due to some acquired disease. The reasons may be:
- any injuries (strong compression, bumps, cuts or tears);
- inflammatory diseases (most often it is vesiculitis, orchitis, deferentitis or epididymitis);
- frequent hypothermia of the body;
- lack of regularity in sexual activity (too frequent or rare contacts);
- postoperative changes;
- constant stress.
The result of the influence of these adverse factors is that the functional ability of the ducts is disrupted, a secret accumulates in their compartments, stretching the walls, a cone under the testicles is formed. In men, such a neoplasm can be of different sizes, shapes, structures, and have different contents. Inside, a substance of different colors may be contained, in which, as a rule, signs of sperm are detected.
Neoplasms are predominantly formed on the left testicle, but it happens that a cyst also occurs on the right. Any swelling may indicate a pathological process. Reviews indicate that the cause of the disease in most cases is a combination of several provoking factors. Only a careful attitude to your own health will help to prevent pathology from developing.
Localization Features
The checker that popped up between the groin and the foot is small in size and resembles a small bean. It can be an inflammation of the lymph nodes. The reasons are the first signs of prostatitis, various neoplasms (both benign and malignant), any sexually transmitted diseases, colds, the presence of parasites in the body, viruses and infections, fungus of the lower extremities.
Around a cone on a man’s testicle, the man’s skin is red, and when pressed, does pain appear? This can be caused by mechanical damage to the abdomen, the formation of adipose tissue, sarcoma, and inguinal lymphogranulomatosis. The growths in this case appear on the left or right side of the scrotum or between the testicles. With this disease, one or more cones may appear.
A bump on the man’s right testicle or on the left appears with an inguinal hernia. Pathology is caused by causes that entail a weakening of the muscles of the peritoneum. This may be a regular strong cough or an improper distribution of physical activity.
If a lump appears under the testicle (closer to the anus), then this may be due to dermatological reasons. Often this happens wen, carbuncle or boil. But a painful neoplasm can be a harbinger of paraproctitis or prostatitis.
It is not recommended to independently determine the diagnosis. It is advisable that the doctor determine the exact disease. If a man has a lump on his testicle, this may indicate exacerbating hemorrhoids and other inflammatory processes, sexually transmitted diseases, a general decrease in immunity, and so on.
Symptoms of spermatocele
Spermatocele for a long time may not cause inconvenience, so a man goes to the doctor when the bump is already becoming very large and painful. The disease can be determined independently. Symptoms in this case may be as follows:
- a lump is formed on the scrotum, which does not cause discomfort; when probing, a dense neoplasm without seals is determined;
- soreness due to the fact that an enlarging cyst puts pressure on the testes and adjacent organs, causing soreness;
- the pain becomes intense, especially sharp when walking or having sexual intercourse, if a cyst ruptures as a result of trauma or overflow.
Lymphadenitis is characterized by many symptoms, including an increase in inguinal lymph nodes. A small cone is felt, the body temperature rises, pain in the inguinal region appears. Many patients say that in severe cases, pus may be released when pressed.
Hernia has other symptoms. The pains increase as the disease progresses. Edema appears at the location of the bump, and if the skin around becomes red, then the hernia may have pinched.
In the event that the bump near the testicle in men is the result of the development of prostatitis or paraproctitis, a lot of unpleasant symptoms appear. The patient's temperature rises, severe pain and discomfort appear, the skin around the tumor is redder. This requires immediate expert advice.
Self-examination
Self-examination can be done at home. At home, you can put one foot on a stand about half a meter high, and then gently feel the scrotum, crotch and inguinal zone. The testicles should be felt with the middle and thumb, washing the skin between them. Then you should change your legs and carry out the same procedure on the other side.
Diagnostic Methods
The main diagnostic procedures that are prescribed by the attending physician if a small cone appears on the man’s testicle are laboratory tests of feces, urine and blood, ultrasound of the genitals, CT or MRI, and taking biological material for oncology. A patient examination (palpation) is also mandatory.
Treatment tactics
After palpation and obtaining the results of the examination, the doctor can establish an accurate diagnosis. Therapy is also prescribed. Conservative treatment involves the use of antibiotics and other drugs. Well-established complex therapy. They use traditional synthetic drugs and folk recipes, which (according to reviews) help no worse, but each of the diseases is treated in its own way.
Spermatocele therapy
With the asymptomatic course of the disease, special treatment is not required. Expectant tactics are used, but it is necessary from time to time (the doctor will determine the regularity) to visit a specialist in order to monitor the dynamics. With an increase in the scrotum in size, soreness, discomfort due to deformation of surrounding tissues, surgery is necessary. As part of drug therapy, analgesics are used to relieve pain and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Removal of testicular cysts is a surgical operation performed under local anesthesia. If intervention is necessary due to the appearance of a lump under the testicles in men, a small incision is made under the optical device. The cyst is removed, leaving the tissue of the testis and appendage intact. A biopsy of the contents of the spermatocele is mandatory.
After the patient suspensions are applied for two or more days to maintain the scrotum. In the reviews, patients indicate that in the first few days it is necessary to apply an ice pack to the site of the operation to prevent hematomas and eliminate swelling.
In rare cases, needle aspiration and sclerotherapy are used. Aspiration is carried out by means of a puncture of the protruding portion of the scrotum with a special needle. If necessary, the doctor uses ultrasound control. When sclerotherapy is performed, an injection of a special solution into the sperm cavity is performed, followed by massage to evenly distribute the drug. Within a month after the procedure, the supervision of a urologist is necessary.
Hernia treatment
If the bumps on the testicles in men (photo below) are caused by a hernia, then the only treatment is surgery. The operation can be postponed if the neoplasm is not painful, does not cause discomfort and has a small size. But if you ignore the hernia for a long time, then there is a risk of injury (with emergency intervention shown) and subsequent infertility.
If there is no infringement, the doctor can still choose a wait-and-see tactic in order to precisely develop the tactics of surgical treatment over the next time. In the presence of contraindications to surgical intervention, wearing a special bandage is shown to protect the hernia from pinching. Patients who belong to this group should be especially careful in treating chronic cough and other diseases that provoke increased pressure in the peritoneum.
Lymphadenitis therapy
With pain and a bump on the testicle in men, lymphadenitis can be diagnosed. The treatment of the disease in the acute stage is shown to be conservative. Antibiotic therapy is carried out (drugs are selected based on the sensitivity of the microbes that were found in the analyzes), vitamin therapy, UHF. You should not ignore the intake of vitamins - this is confirmed by reviews. Shows complete rest of the affected area. With purulent lymphadenitis, it is necessary to open the focus according to the principles of purulent wounds. Additionally, in this case, detoxification and antibacterial therapy are prescribed.
Chronic lymphadenitis requires treatment of the underlying disease, which supports the inflammatory process in the lymph nodes. Specific forms of the disease are treated taking into account the main inflammatory process (tuberculosis, syphilis, gonorrhea, actinomycosis, and so on). Timely initiated treatment will avoid the spread of pathology.
Crayfish
The most serious reason that leads to the formation of a white bump on the testicle in men is oncology. The tumor may be benign or malignant. Malignant rare. Only a small percentage of men of young and middle age have testicular cancer, while in the elderly the disease is practically not registered, but nevertheless it is necessary to be examined to exclude the presence of a dangerous neoplasm.
In oncology, patients experience severe discomfort, burning and itching in the inguinal region, and sometimes the mammary glands can enlarge due to the production of female hormones. The prognosis is favorable only when a neoplasm is detected in the early stages. Treatment involves removal of the testicle and additional radiation or chemotherapy.
Bump in children
A lump in the groin area of a child requires consultation with a surgeon. Most often, an inguinal hernia or dropsy is diagnosed. If the child is less than a year old, the compaction is not painful and does not increase in size, then regular observation is indicated. Congenital dropsy is due to intrauterine disorders. This pathology in boys under three years of age is facilitated by the pathological course of the mother’s pregnancy and conditions accompanied by a constant violation of intra-abdominal pressure.
Physiological dropsy, which provokes the formation of bumps on the testicles, in most cases passes independently and does not require medical intervention. If the violation is caused by some other disease, then treatment of the primary disease is necessary. Tense dropsy (fluid accumulates inside, which is not removed anywhere) requires a puncture, but there is a high risk of relapse. Surgical treatment is recommended for indications at the age of one and a half to two years. This is the recommendation of doctors, parental reviews confirm that this is the optimal age at which the child normally tolerates the intervention.
Preventive measures
A bump on the testicle in men rarely indicates the development of a serious disease, but this does not exclude the need to consult a doctor to determine the exact diagnosis. Prevention of such neoplasms is very simple. It is necessary to avoid injuries, hypothermia and overheating of the body, inflammation of the scrotum, lead a regular sexual life with a constant partner. It is recommended to regularly conduct a self-examination and consult a specialist if any seals are found.