What Causes Soreness Of Throat Not Responding To Any Treatment?
Biopsy of the lesion is mandatory
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
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Soreness of throat not responding to any treatment needs to be investigated.
There can be a possibility of malignancy, since, it is not responding to treatment.
I am afraid there is no blood test which can detect cancer of the throat.
However, smoking is associated with increased incidence of many malignancies like cancer of oral cavity, cancer of lung, cancer of bladder, cancer of pancreas, etc.
The prominent asymmetrical lesion at back of the tongue could be due to some neoplastic lesion.
A biopsy is necessary as this is the gold standard test to make a diagnosis.
You need to consult your ENT specialist to perform the procedure in such a way that the fusion of the cervical vertebrae does not interfere with the procedure.
Investigations for other lesions can only performed after ruling out possibility of malignancy.
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Dr Shailja P Wahal