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Is An Enlarged Tonsil Always A Cancer

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Dr. Naveen Kumar MD

What part of this tonsil is cancer the whitish color around the tonsil or the bump on it? Because my tonsil are very enlarged and are white and pink like this one.. Could it be... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Sumit Bhatti MD

Bottom of left tonsil is ball like ? bigger than the right tonsil. large crypts on the upper portion of left tonsil, I have been told I do not have an infection nor do I see any tonsilar stones, bad ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumit Bhatti ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Satvinder Bakshi MD

I have one swollen tonsil , but it is not painful. All my blood work is normal, mono negative, etc. Could I still have tonsillar cancer? What else would cause this? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Satvinder Bakshi ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal MD

I am worried I have throat/ tonsil cancer . I have 2 areas 1 on each tonsil that shouldn’t be there ... Medications: Prilosec and Hydrochlorizide I am worried I have throat/tonsil cancer.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Pragnesh Vachharajani MD

Can smoking in e cigarette give me throat cancer because I'm feeling some irritation on the back of ... enlarge bigger than the other does that put me at more of a risk for getting throat cancer ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pragnesh Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Saranya Ramadoss MD

it. Which do you think caused the cancer? Agent Orange includes phalanx and lung cancer. I got an addendum from my ENT saying that tonsil cancer should be included since it is so close to the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saranya Ramadoss ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Deepak Sundriyal MD

I know that cancer is not contagious, however, is there any contraindication to kissing someone with throat cancer? Primary tumor is in the tonsil. Also, do you know the cause of trismus, when he ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Sundriyal ( Oncologist)
Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

I had tonsil cancer last year was given the all clear from my cancer doctor in august this year. I have always had blocked left ear for years is this normal. The Cancer was in the left of the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)
Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani MD

Hi, I m worried about my risk of getting cancer and keep asking my doctors do to general physicals ... cancer. Both my grandfathers died of prostate cancer , my grandmother on my father s side died of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Siddartha MD

my doctor thinks i might have cancer in the tonsil area? after scoping my throat he said that every thing looked clean but due to the lump on the left side of my neck he thinks the cancer started in... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Siddartha ( General & Family Physician)