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What Causes Red Meaty Thing Hanging From The Left Side Of The Throat?
I was at my daughter s soccer practice when I felt something in the back of my throat . Neither coughing nor swallowing helped the discomfort. I checked a mirror at home and there is a red meaty thing hanging from the left side of my throat. It seems to have a white dot on it but it also seems to disappear at random or seem bigger or smaller with no explanation. What could this be and should I see a doctor?
Mon, 31 Aug 2015
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Obviously you have to see a Doctor and preferably an ENT to get a confirmed diagnosis.
The red meaty thing hanging in the throat can be an antro-chonal polyp and needs investigations like CT scan and removal and sending this to the histopathology examination.
Ruling out cancer is very important at your age.
Thanks for your query.
Obviously you have to see a Doctor and preferably an ENT to get a confirmed diagnosis.
The red meaty thing hanging in the throat can be an antro-chonal polyp and needs investigations like CT scan and removal and sending this to the histopathology examination.
Ruling out cancer is very important at your age.
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