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Gp found soft mass during digital rectal exam. what could this be apart from cancer? colonoscopy booked. lots of gas, mucos, dio, incomplete emptying
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Many things: There are many possibilities such as a polyp,abscess,internal Hemorrhoid,other growth of tissue,to name a few.A colonoscopy should clarify it.
Answered 3/25/2022
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