Brief Answer: Antiseptic mouth wash, stop tobacco use Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for the query. Purplish area behind the palatine tonsils on both the sides most likely will be lymphoid tissue which has become chronically inflamed. Reflux is another reason which can lead to such an area. Even as you have passed cancer screening, you are a tobacco user, and if there is some change in character of that area, do consult an oral surgeon/ENT. Use antiseptic mouth wash and above all stop using tobacco. If it is not causing any problem and your doctor says that this is not cancerous, it does not need any treatment. If causing some problem, and antiseptic mouth wash is not helping, please see an ENT and Post nasal discharge needs to be ruled out. If there is no post nasal drip, the area can be cauterized and this will remove it from that place. Feel free to ask another query. Regards

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Brief Answer: PND can lead to such a finding Detailed Answer: Thanks for the query. Post nasal drip(PND) suggests a possibility of sinus infection. A continuous PND can lead to inflamed area at the back of throat where you are describing the purple area and this can be cause for purple area. Do consult an ENT and get the nose and sinus areas evaluated. Feel free to ask another query. Regards

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