You palpate a soft, slightly tender mass in the right scrotum of an adult male. You attempt to reduce the size of the mass, and there is no change in the mass size. Your next assessment maneuver is to: a. use two fingers to attempt to reduce the mass.
b. palpate the left scrotum simultaneously.
c. lift the right testicle and then compare pain level.
d. transilluminate the mass

d. transilluminate the mass

Explanation:

Sometimes, painless hard or tender mass develop in the scrotum of men and can cause testicular tumors.

After detecting a scrotal mass, to reduce the size of the mass, the next assessment required is to transilluminate the mass in which testicles will be appear opaque on transillumination. Transillumination of mass will help to detect the orientation of mass which can be treated further.

Hence, the correct answer is d. transilluminate the mass

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