Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
I have one white lump around the tonsil area in my throat. It has been there a good few months now and the area is swollen. Is this cancer?
Hi,
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Cancer cannot be diagnosed by inspection only. To exclude tonsillar stone you have to perform lateral neck X-ray and show me it later on. I advise you to use a mouthwash and gargle your pharynx then expectorate it many times during the day for a week. Then if the white spot still exists you may have to undergo tonsillectomy. Then examine the tonsillar tissue histologically to detect its nature.
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Answered byDr. Mohammed Osama Aboborda
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