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Have Lesion On The Roof Of The Mouth, Advised To Follow Up. Have A Family Medical History Of Oral Cancer. What To Do Now?
I have had a "lesion" on the roof of my mouth for at least a month. My dentist ran a scan of some sort and measured it. He said to follow up in 3 weeks. It is still there and hurts some. My mom and grandma had oral cancer and neither smoked or drank. Should I wait the two plus weeks to get in with an oral surgeon or would that make little difference. How fast does this grow??
Mon, 28 Oct 2013
Any lesion that is for a month and is also painful raises suspicion of malignancy if that is associated with ulcer (nonhealing) but as your Oral surgeon has carried out some tests and advised you to visit for followup it will be prudent on your part to wait two plus week (any way your lesion existing for almost a month now so waiting for couple of weeks will hardly matter)
If necessary your Oral surgeon may do some specific tests like biopsy to ascertain or rule out possibility of oral cancer
till then best wishes
Dr Chowhan
If necessary your Oral surgeon may do some specific tests like biopsy to ascertain or rule out possibility of oral cancer
till then best wishes
Dr Chowhan
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