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About 2 months ago I noticed a small white bump on my tongue . It is painless , but close to the arteries on the tongue . Recently I visited my Oral Pathologist and she mentioned about a test which uses freezing liquid and the mouth will be numb . What kind of diagnosis test is this and is it a safe procedure ? I am little anxious about it , could it be some kind of surgery like incisional biopsy ?
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Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 329 | James...Looks to me your Oral Pathologist should have done a biopsy. If I were you I'd have one to be on the safe side nothing to it. By the time everything was said, 4 months later my little lump was growing from the side of my tongue to underneath near the arteries. Mine was also painless at the beginning, then pain and bleeding.
Don't wait any longer.
Connie
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | By definition this professional should have taken a biopsy of course if they thought there was a need. Since they didn't then either they were incompetent (doubtful) or they thought it was something "ordinary". Either way it should have been explained to you. I would call and get some clarification.
Were you referred to this specialist? Not many, if any, on this site start at such a specialized level.
David
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The lump is soft and not white but more like paleish. It is situated on the side of the tongue and extends a little bit into the vessel which go along the side of the tongue (lateral border..not sure what the vessels are called) . I am worried about the procedure , since it uses freezing liquid and it will have to cut near the vessels.
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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5 | hi Connie..
this question might seem a bit direct, not sure how to put it..
when did the pain and bleeding appear ? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 329 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 329 | James
We're all different, it became painful around the 3rd month.
If I were you and there is a lump get a biopsy, if your scared it doesn't hurt and you can't tell you had a biopsy. The surgeon only takes a small piece. Out of the whole ordeal the only thing that was painful was the tumor around the 3rd month.
Get the biopsy to ease your mind.
Connie
SCC. of the left lateral tongue, anterior two thirds, T1 possibly a T2.
Left partial glossectomy, left selective neck dissection 4/21/09. Nodes clean, No Rad, No Chemo.
CT Scan 9/11 clean, CT Scan 9/12 clean
Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. A+.
My hometown Lockport, NY.
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