HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

What Does Inflammation On Tongue Indicate?

Posted on Mon, 21 Apr 2014

Question: hello, does anything look cancerous on my tnsils, I am a smoker

Answered by Dr. Guru (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: It is not possible to say with just visual appeara Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for consulting HealthcareMagic! A complete physical examination is needed to suspect. It is not possible to say with just visual appearance. Let me know if you have have any clarifications or want to ask anything else. Wish you good health!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Guru (4 hours later)

Ok, would you say from the pictUre that they look normal from what you can tell?

Answered by Dr. Guru (18 hours later)

Brief Answer: Looks like there is some inflammation. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for consulting HealthcareMagic! Looks like there is some inflammation. Apart from that there can be no other significant information from it. To know, if you have any cancer or not, investigations like biopsy and all are needed. And this kind of investigations are not ordered unless there is strong suspicion from physical examination. Wish you good health!

Note: For further follow up on related General & Family Physician Click here.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar