Groin Masses Flashcards
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Examples of groin masses
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Herniae Lipomas Lymph nodes Undescended testis Femoral aneurysm Saphena varix (more swelling than mass)
2
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Key questions for groin lumps
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Is there a cough impulse?
Is it pulsatile AND is it expansile? (to distinguish between false and true aneurysm)
Are both testes intrascrotal?
Any lesions in the legs such as malignancy or infections (lymph nodes)?
Examine ano rectum as cancer may metastasise to groin
Is the lump soft, small and very superficial? (lipoma)
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Key questions for scrotal swellings
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Is the lump entirely intra scrotal?
Does it transilluminate ? (hydrocele)
Is there a cough impulse? (hernia)
