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What Causes Development Of Skin Coloured Lumps In Throat?
I have fleshy coloured lumps growing in my throat I ve noticed they ve grown over the last month, there is about 15 in total the majority of them are either side of my mouth where my tonsils were I had my tonsils out at the age of 4 nearly 20 years ago. I m worried these lumps are cancerous my GP has referred me to an ENT clinic but that will take at least 8 weeks. I can send photos via email.Thank you.
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Hello,
Flesh colored lumps in throat need to be biopsied and sent for histopathological examination for exact characterization and thus management.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
Flesh colored lumps in throat need to be biopsied and sent for histopathological examination for exact characterization and thus management.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
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