I have a whitish-yellow spot on my right tonsil. Can it be a cyst?

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Thanks for the briefing regarding the problem in concern. I had a detailed look at the picture you have sent us (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). I am quite sure that there is absolutely nothing that you need to worry about. The white patch over the tonsil could be due to some underlying irritation over the mucosa due to allergy-induced secretions from your sinuses causing postnasal drip or could be due to silent acid reflux. Ulcers over the tonsils indicating a malignancy or cancer have a completely different look in their appearance and symptoms and are no way even close to what we can see in your case. There is absolutely nothing that you need to worry about. In most circumstances, these non-dangerous patches over the tonsillar mucosa persist for quite some time and have no or little response to antibiotics as they do not treat the patch directly. Anyhow, even if the patch persists, do not bother about it too much. You do not have to get it surgically removed either. Last but not least, refrain from searching the internet, as the internet has only one answer, and that is cancer. Please do not worry about this. I hope I have answered your query. If there is anything more you need to know or enquire, please do let us know, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Warm regards.

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Good to hear from you again. Saltwater gargling can be considered. How effective it is to remove this patch is something that is questionable, and people have had variable results. It is improbable that the cause has been due to a wisdom tooth. It has a very low chance and the possibility of turning into a cyst, and even if it does, the patch has nothing to do with it in the first place. Yes, there have been patients whose patch over the oropharyngeal mucosa has reduced, disappeared and in some, it has persisted for years without creating any major trouble, and I have never seen patch turn into a malignancy unless it has been misdiagnosed in the first place or there have been certain risk factors involved unlike in your case. As mentioned earlier, there is absolutely nothing that you need to worry about. Even if it does persist for a long time, there is absolutely nothing that you need to do about it. Your welcome to ask as many questions or queries as you have. We will try to get back to you as soon as possible. Warm regards.