The possible causes of a nodule on the side of the testicle include testicular inflammation, epididymal tuberculosis, testicular tumor and so on.
1. Testicular inflammation: after testicular inflammation occurs in patients, with the gradual subsidence of inflammation and fibrous scarring repair, the tissue texture of the testicular repair site may become hard and nodular, which may be manifested as a nodule on the side of the testicle.
2. Tuberculosis of epididymis: when tuberculosis occurs in epididymis, it may cause adhesion with testis and form tuberculosis scar nodule, which is hard to touch and appears as a nodule on the side of testis.
3. Testicular tumor: when the patient suffers from testicular tumor, there can be a nodule on the side of the testicle, which is a tumor nodule. With the progress of the disease, the nodule can diffuse to the whole testicle, accompanied by hardening of the testicle, pain on touching, increasing the volume of testicle, and feeling of dropping of the scrotum, and so on.
There are many other reasons for patients to have a nodule on the side of the testicle, they should go to the hospital for examination in time and be treated under the guidance of professional doctors.