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Asymmetrical tonsils?
As a child i suffered repeatedly with tonsillitus.
And for as long as I can remember my tonsils are very different sized.
They have holes in them which i understand are called crypts? And have white stuff in them... I asked the doctor about the awhile back and he said it was normal for them to be different sized? And nothing to worry about. And that the white lines on my left tonsil is trapped food? It is my left tonsil that is larger.
I am 23 and am on a bit of a hypocondriac mode since being diagnosed with another unrelated medical condition.
Could it be a lymphoma?
And for as long as I can remember my tonsils are very different sized.
They have holes in them which i understand are called crypts? And have white stuff in them... I asked the doctor about the awhile back and he said it was normal for them to be different sized? And nothing to worry about. And that the white lines on my left tonsil is trapped food? It is my left tonsil that is larger.
I am 23 and am on a bit of a hypocondriac mode since being diagnosed with another unrelated medical condition.
Could it be a lymphoma?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello and hope you are doing well.
Understand your predicament and sorry could not access the pics. Sometimes persistent enlargement of the tonsil can sometimes be due to a lymphoma. It would be worthwhile to see if other lymph groups are enlarged namely, axilla and groin, these can be palpated, the others like those in the chest or abdomen may need a CT to detect their enlargement. Sometimes the tonsil may be removed for histopathological study. You will need to consult your primary care physician for further evaluation, who may then refer you to an ENT specialist.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted
Understand your predicament and sorry could not access the pics. Sometimes persistent enlargement of the tonsil can sometimes be due to a lymphoma. It would be worthwhile to see if other lymph groups are enlarged namely, axilla and groin, these can be palpated, the others like those in the chest or abdomen may need a CT to detect their enlargement. Sometimes the tonsil may be removed for histopathological study. You will need to consult your primary care physician for further evaluation, who may then refer you to an ENT specialist.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted
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