Rectal lump
Rectal lump: Introduction
Rectal lump: Lump in the inner rectum or rectal region.
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Causes of Rectal lump:
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causes of Rectal lump.
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Hemorrhoids
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Rectal pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Rectal pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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Rectal lump: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Rectal lump
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, ...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system contains a variety of "good" bacteria that aid digestion,
and they can...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
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Rectal lump: Related Rare Diseases
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Diagnostic tests for Rectal lump:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Rectal lump. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- External anal examination looking for perianal skin tags, external hemorrhoids, perianal haematoma, patulous anus
- Digital rectal examination - noting rectal muscle tone, any mass, tenderness or blood. Determine the size, shape, consistency and mobility of any rectal mass.
- Sigmoidoscopy and Proctoscopy - allow visualization of any lumps that have been felt or to exclude other impalpable lesions and to take a biopsy of lump.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Rectal lump.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you noticed the rectal lump - determine if acute or chronic. An acute rectal lump suggests thrombosed (clotted) internal hemorrhoids or external hemorrhoids.
- Was there an event that caused the lump to appear initially? - perianal haematoma (ruptured external hemorrhoidal vein) may appear following straining at toilet or some other effort involving strain.
- Is the lump there all the time or does it come and go? - 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.
- If the lump appears intermittently, what causes it to appear? - e.g. during bowel evacuation.
- Past Medical history? - 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.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Rectal lump) may include:
- Is there pain associated with the lump? - may indicate perianal haematoma, strangulated internal hemorrhoids or perianal abscess.
- Constipation? - predisposes to hemorrhoids, perianal haematoma, rectal prolapse.
- Rectal bleeding or blood on the toilet paper? - may indicate perianal haematoma, hemorrhoids, rectal or anal cancer, rectal polyp, rectal prolapse.
- Passage of mucous? - may occur with benign or malignant rectal tumors and with rectal prolapse.
- Fever? - may indicate perianal or rectal abscess.
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Rectal lump
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Organs affected by Rectal lump:
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Detailed list of causes of Rectal lump
The list below shows some of the causes of Rectal lump mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Rectal lump
How Common are these Causes of Rectal lump?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Rectal lump.
Of the 17
causes of Rectal lump that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 1
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 1
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 15
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Rectal lump
Conditions listing symptoms: Rectal lump:
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.
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of any symptom.
C
Costello syndrome
... anal papillomasF
Focal dermal hypoplasia
... anal papillomataH
Hemorrhoids
... feeling of rectal fullness, anal lumpP
Proctitis
... feeling of rectal fullnessR
Rectal conditions
... Rectal lumpRectal prolapse
... anal protrusionU
Urinary tract infections
... rectal fullness feelingUterine prolapse
... feeling of rectal fullness
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Causes of Rectal lump Based on Risk Factors
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Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Rectal lump?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Rectal lump, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
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Classifications of Rectal lump:
Subtypes of Rectal lump:
Anal lump (8 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Rectal lump:
Anal swelling (10 causes), Anal lump (8 causes), Lump (298 causes), Anal symptoms (266 causes), Digestive symptoms (4367 causes), Swelling symptoms (3152 causes)
Symptoms related to Rectal lump:
Rectal pain (8 causes), Constipation (535 causes), Rectal itch, Stool symptoms (2234 causes), Prostate condition, Hemorrhoids (2 causes), Skin tags, Rectal abscess, Genital wart (5 causes), Benign rectal tumor, Rectal cancer, Anal lump (8 causes)
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