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During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the symptom: Rectal lump. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not be performed depending on the suspected condition) Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an accurate diagnosis.
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Why: determine if acute or chronic. An acute rectal lump suggests thrombosed (clotted) internal hemorrhoids or external hemorrhoids.
Why: perianal haematoma (ruptured external hemorrhoidal vein) may appear following straining at toilet or some other effort involving strain.
Why: A lump that comes and goes indicates a prolapse of a lesion from the rectum (e.g. rectal prolapse, rectal polyp or internal hemorrhoids). A lump that is there constantly suggests a lump from around the anal area.
Why: e.g. during bowel evacuation.
Why: e.g. Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with an increased risk of perianal abscess; Diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of perianal abscess.
Why: may indicate increased chance of perianal warts.
Why: e.g. colorectal cancer or colon polyp (may indicate increased risk of rectal cancer or perianal abscess).
Why: may indicate perianal haematoma, strangulated internal hemorrhoids or perianal abscess.
Why: predisposes to hemorrhoids, perianal haematoma, rectal prolapse.
Why: may indicate perianal haematoma, hemorrhoids, rectal or anal cancer, rectal polyp, rectal prolapse.
Why: may occur with benign or malignant rectal tumors and with rectal prolapse.
Why: may indicate perianal or rectal abscess.
Why: may indicate hemorrhoids, genital warts or perianal skin tag (may be itchy due to inadequate cleaning).
Why: may indicate malignancy.
Why: May indicate prostate condition, but usually causes a feeling of rectal fullness rather than actual lump.
Why: e.g. sensation of "bearing down" or "falling out" in the pelvis, lump protruding from the vagina, urinary stress incontinence, difficulty evacuating feces from the rectum. Often causes a feeling of rectal fullness rather than actual rectal lump.
Why: e.g. lump protruding through the anus, partial or complete fecal incontinence, rectal bleeding and discharge.
The following list of conditions have 'Rectal lump' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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