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What Causes A Large Lump Inside Right Side Of The Tongue, Pain And Difficulty In Swallowing Food?

Posted on Fri, 3 Aug 2018

Question: have a large lump inside right side of tongue that has been noticed in last couple of days & makes eating difficult along with licking top front teeth painful to reach... only started bothering me yesterday but seems to be getting worse in a relatively short period of time... lump can be felt with teeth & fingers, also tongue thickness is noticeably thicker when viewed in mirror when tongue stuck out to view... any advice helpful...

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Lump on right side of tongue

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome

I appreciate your concern

Based on your history and description, the lump/ swelling needs to be examined. Inflamed papillae , canker sores, bite irritation can cause such irritation. These are benign causes and are treated empirically based on clinical impression/evidence. If there is no improvement and the lump persists then a biopsy can be advised to obtain a histopathological/ tissue diagnosis.

Wishing you best of health

Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar