In the US, anyone who has a non-healing spot, sore, lump, red patch for 2 weeks or longer should seek out a qualified ENT who specializes in treating oral cancer patients... NOT the ENT who mainly puts tubes in kids ears! Here in the US a patient first gets an oral cancer diagnosis before seeking out a hospital for treatment. That should be the same for most countries with good medical care. I can only speak for the US on how our medical system works. Family doctors and dentists do not often treat oral cancer patients and many are not that experienced in other mouth issues. Dentists do not always look past the teeth to manage other ailments.

Its highly unlikely the two areas are associated with each other. Theres all kinds of different things you could have going on besides cancer. A lump does NOT mean its cancerous. If you are not confident in your physicians skills get someone else. Find yourself a qualified ENT who specializes in oral cancer patients as they would be the most experienced in other unusual mouth/neck/throat issues (at least thats how it is in the US).

As Gloria explained our group is made up of oral cancer patients and caregivers. This does NOT take the place of years of medical school, clinical patient experience or everything that goes into obtaining a medical degree. Its not possible to diagnose anyone over the internet. Even by looking at photos will not help figure out what something is, a biopsy is needed to determine exactly what something is.

Best wishes with your tasting! Hopefully its nothing serious. In the slim chance it would be cancer, then we are here to help. Good luck!!!