Is vein on penis a sign of Penile Cancer? Posted: 01-23-07 03:19am
I have a soft vein, or vein like lump that
appears on the base of my penis when I am
erect or when the blood to my penis is
restricted. It can be moved, & when I
tighten the skin in the area it is clearly
a blue vein like color. it is not tender
or hard at all, but feels very soft. It
appears to go from the top left of the
base of the shaft downwards towards my
scrotum. it is REALLY prominent when I am
erect, but i cannot see it at all when
flacid. I noticed this a couple of years
ago,but now it's kind of worrying me. I
have no other symptoms & I read that
penile cancer was usually a wort or a hard
lump. Any help would be appreciated, thank
you.
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Sexual Health - Men Answer A2211 Posted: 01-26-07 11:19am
The vein you noticed under the penis’s
skin is probably only a vein and nothing
else. Cancer is out of question because
penile cancer looks like a wound on the
skin that doesn’t heal. Cancer does not
visually appear as some type of rope under
the skin.
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