Hello,
My father has been having trouble opening his mouth and has been seeing his GP who felt he had TMJ and prescribed him NSAIDS. He is 71. Then he went to the dentist because he thought perhaps some of his oral pain could be an abscess, he also has pain up along side of his ear. The dentist told him he has a 4cm flesh colored tumor in the back of his mouth. We took him to a ENT who also felt a tumor in his chin area about 3cm and movable. He is scheduled for a biopsy on Monday and Tuesday he will here all of his options.
My question is, can this doctor who did not even feel his neck or ignored this mass in his mouth be in trouble for neglect? We are not looking to sue but he sure does not know what he is doing. Also I want to be supportive, is there anything I should or should not say. I understand that without the biopsy we are still not calling it cancer, but has anyone ever presented themselves with these sympyoms and had it be benign.