Thanks for your responses everyone, and best of luck hopefully everyone is well. I saw that directly after my post someone else posted asking about HPV positive carcinoma stating they were a "teen with questions" which sounds like the typical hypochondriac which I was trying to avoid coming off as. For this reason I have decided to thank you people for your time and rest my case until a definitive diagnosis is made. I try to stay away from google for that specific reason, and being a new guy studying some medical, it truly doesn't help to know some of the things I have known. While I know typically HPV+ SCC would not be considered "pediatric", it is still one of those things that peak my interest because it is a virus that is now KNOWN to cause virtually all cervical cancers, and now the majority (if not most all, with some exceptions) oropharyngeal cancers, particularly tonsillar. Anyway's I will keep those who were kind enough to reply posted. I'm gonna try to push for an excisional biopsy of the area because even though the chances of this being cancer at 20 years old are very miniscule, it is still technically possible. At any rate something is there and is causing me some mild symptoms. Anyways thanks for all your responses, until next time and best of luck! May many blessed, disease free, years be in your future!

PS I know it's unlikely that someone who as of right now officially does not have cancer can help, but like I said let me know if I can in any way.

Thanks again,

Josh