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Is A 1.5-centimeter Long Nodule On The Pharynx A Serious Concern?
my husband had an endoscocpy today and they found a nodule (leison) on his pharynx and he is going for a consultation tomorrow with the ent surgeon...they reacted ( the doctors and nurses ) as if it could be serious. it is 1.5 centimeters, what do you think
Thu, 15 Nov 2018
Hi,
It's difficult to say for sure without seeing that but a nodule may be serious though commonly it is not. A nodule may be a benign growth not causing any big problem, but uncommonly it may be serious like a malignancy.
So it can be serious but most times it's not especially if the patient is healthy and not repeatedly increasing in size or weight loss etc.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman,
General & Family Physician
It's difficult to say for sure without seeing that but a nodule may be serious though commonly it is not. A nodule may be a benign growth not causing any big problem, but uncommonly it may be serious like a malignancy.
So it can be serious but most times it's not especially if the patient is healthy and not repeatedly increasing in size or weight loss etc.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman,
General & Family Physician
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