Question
From the picture provided, the growth or swelling on your right tonsil seems benign (non cancerous).
Likely differential diagnosis include papilloma (wart), cyst (collection of mucous), fibroma (scar tissue) or polyp (benign growth from the lining of the tonsil).
I would suggest a visit to an ENT Specialist for a proper assessment. To confirm the diagnosis, an excision biopsy (removal of the lump for analysis in the lump) may be required.
Hope this helps and all the best!
In your photos, there appears to be a small swelling on your right tonsil. It looks like it is probably benign although the only definitive way to tell for sure is to remove it and send it off for analysis. This is even more important if you smoke.
HPV (Human Papilloma Virus), of which there are 4 subtypes which are usually sexually transmitted, may cause warts or papillomas, or even more worrying conditions like cancer but there is no way to say for sure that HPV is the cause of this swelling unless we remove it and run some tests.
I think that the areas around your tonsils also look reddish with tiny whitish spots which may be signs of previous chronic tonsil infection. It is quite common to find whitish spots due to solidified secretions from the tonsil glands, tonsil stones or tonsil cysts if you have suffered previous attacks of tonsillitis before.
Hope you manage to sort it out soon.
Oh dear, that does sound rather worrying to have a lump growing bigger on your tonsil! Most tonsil lumps tend to be benign however, such as an area of infection, scarred tissue for even a tonsil stone. It’s a pity you don’t have a photo for us to take a look at. But in view of its enlarging size and the fact that is is just on one side, I would strongly advise you to have it thoroughly checked out by an ENT specialist.
The palatine tonsils are two oval shaped tissues located at the back of your throat (right and left side). They are part of your immune system. If there is a growth or swollen mass on your left tonsil, you should have it assessed by an ENT Specialist. It is likely that a biopsy (removal of a sample of the mass) or removal of the entire tonsil will be required for histology (examination of the tissue under the microscope to determine the nature of the mass). Although certain clinical characteristics may help guide the doctor to determine if the mass is likely benign (e. g.
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