When is surgery indicated for throat cancer?

Simply put. There are benign causes and worrisome ones. If the frequency is unusual and lasting longer than a minute or two, I would advise you to get it checked. At the A&E, our practice would be to first examine where the bleeding occurs, if it’s at the front and easily seen it’s usually due to mucosal injury be it nose digging or blowing your nose very hard. Some medicines like acne medications can cause dry mucosa, as can cold weather and climates.

Thank you for your question. The throat (oropharnyx) has a pink lining (mucosa) and numerous minor salivary glands underneath it. Most commonly the lump at the back of the throat is a benign cyst (collection of mucous or saliva). This usually occurs due to some injury or irritation to a minor salivary gland that has caused saliva to be trapped under the lining of the throat. Rarer causes of a lump at the back of the throat include benign or malignant (cancerous) tumours from the mucosa or minor salivary glands.