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What would cause 3 marble sized lumps in a male's groin area?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Inguinal lymph nodes: Most guys have a few, especially if they go barefoot outside. If they're really big or are fixed to the surrounding structures, they might be worth having your physician see them.
Answered 6/22/2017
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Monitoring Centers: Lymphatic system absorbs/carries things too big to go into the arteries/veins like bacteria eaten by white cells and digested food. Lymph nodes "taste" the lymph for anything bad like bacteria/viruses/cancers, etc. When it detects a problem, it alerts the immune system and your body reacts. They enlarge in response to the inflammation they create when they react. They shrink when all is well.
Answered 10/13/2013
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