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I feel a extra skin growth protruding in my anus. can anyone tell me what it is? could it be a hemorrhoid?
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Could be: Other possibilities are skin tag associated with anal fissure; anal warts due to hpv or secondary syphilis, and a less likely possibility of anal cancer.
Answered 9/20/2012
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