QuestionQUESTION: Hello I went to 4 doctors and they all say I have like a mucous seal near the tonsil I went to an ear nose and throat specialist he had a look and he says its benign I need to know can it ever turn to cancer?
ANSWER: mucocoele is a fluid filled cyst.... no cancer potential.... they can be removed, but unless it is bothering you, it is safe to leave it alone
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QUESTION: what kind of specialist can remove it and also will I need to go to sleep? if they have go through my throat while i am awake will they numb my throat so i wont gag and if they do what do they use to numb me
AnswerI can't tell what it would take without a picture, but probably can be removed in the office under local anesthetic.... an aggressive family doctor can do it ( I do them ) or an ENT should be able to do it in the office.... numb the throat, some novacaine locally, then open it up. Usually they use a spray to numb the throat then novacaine to numb the skin.
