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Tonsil polyp or cyst

2021-01-06 20:36:22
I have a polyp or cyst type structure near my right tonsil. Its below the tonsil. Its attached through a thread like structure and end as circular lump. What could be that please tell? And could it be malignant or something to be concerned? I am the attaching the pictures. The whitish thing is the cotton bud ignore it.
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It is normal.. The tonsils generally differ in size and shape in every person.. Nothibg to worry about

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