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[|Human|] My husband went for an ultrasound for a lump (about the size of half of an egg and painless) in his left groin. He noticed the lump last week when he was taking a shower. But he had noticed slight pain in the same hip for 6-8 months. The pain is not always there, only occasionally when he lay on that side and sometimes he notices slight numbness.The result of the ultrasound is inconclusive, now he is waiting for a biopsy. His GP originally thought it was hernia, and he said he is pretty sure it is not his lymph nodes. He said that it can still be a hernia. We are starting to worry. Please help. Is it cancer? Or is it a lipoma? How common is cancer in this area?
[|AI|]  Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. He may have hernia or some lymph node enlargement or soft tissue tumor. First he should go for examination by surgeon.  If it is hernia then it can be easily diagnosed by examination.  If needed to go ultrasound study. If it is not hernia then it can be lymph node enlargement due to reactive hyperplasia, tuberculosis or lymphoma.  Or some soft tissue tumor.  For diagnosis, he should go for fine needle aspiration cytology or biopsy of that lump. It will give you exact diagnosis. Then he should take treatment accordingly. But make sure to rule out hernia because FNAC is contraindicated in that case. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.