#29194 07-12-2007 03:45 AM | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1 | Hello my name is Jenny. I have a hard lump that doesnt move when palpated on the top of my mouth, about half a centimetre big. i have had pimple like ulcers on my tongue but nothing now. I just would like your opinion as to whether i should get this checked out.
Thanks for your help.
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#29195 07-12-2007 08:43 AM | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 794 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 794 | Jenny, you absolutely should get the lump on the roof of your mouth checked out soon. It could be nothing, or it could be something serious. The fact that you came to this site shows that you are aware that any abnormal area in your mouth needs to be checked. Good for you! Don't wait. An ENT would be an appropriate place to start, and he/she should probably either biopsy the area or get a scan done. If he/she seems mystified, go to your closest cancer center, to the oral and maxillofacial surgery department.
Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!
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#29196 07-12-2007 10:46 AM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 | ANything that has been there more then 7-10 days should be checked !
Sharlee
35 year old Female Non smoker, very occasional alcohol ..Scc T1N0M0,partial glossectomy and left neck disection ,2/9/07 No rad deemed ness. 4/16 tonsillectomy ..Trimengenial Neuralga due to surgery
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#29197 07-12-2007 02:00 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 | The rule of thumb that we tell dentists is 14 days. The vast majority of benign issues resolve themselves during that period of time. While there are persistent benign abnormalities, they also need definitive diagnosis, often through biopsy after 14 days.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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#29198 07-12-2007 02:34 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Jenny,
You should definitely get this checked.
Bear in mind that a hard lump in the middle of your palate could very well be something called a "palatal torus". These can be present in the mouth for many years and then all of a sudden noticed. If it is a torus it is benign and a common occurrence. I have had many people come to my offcie concerned about these tori and they swear to me that it was never there. It is just that they never noticed it.
That being said, any dentist, oral surgeon or ENT will be able to tell you if that is what it is.
Jerry
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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