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Cause Of Painless Lump In Mouth Causing Difficulty Swallowing?

Hi,
I have a strange lump on the left side of my mouth, tonsil area. It looks only around 6mm in diameter, and is just flesh colour with no yellow on it, so i'm not sure if it is a tonsil stone. The bump also has a red line splitting right through the middle. This does not give me any pain, but discomfort to swallow and the feeling of a blocked up throat. What could this be?
posted on Sat, 15 Mar 2014
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Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Such lump can be a polyp, enlarged tonsil or some kind of malignant lesion.
Polyp is more possible if you have chronic nose and sinuses inflammation.
Malignant lesion is possible if you smoke.
I suggest you to visit laryngologist. Lump removal for histopathology might be necessary to determine what exactly it is.

Hope this will help.
Regards.
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Cause Of Painless Lump In Mouth Causing Difficulty Swallowing?

Hello! Thank you for the query. Such lump can be a polyp, enlarged tonsil or some kind of malignant lesion. Polyp is more possible if you have chronic nose and sinuses inflammation. Malignant lesion is possible if you smoke. I suggest you to visit laryngologist. Lump removal for histopathology might be necessary to determine what exactly it is. Hope this will help. Regards.