2007-03-16 15:34:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I've never heard anything about them having anything to do with cancer. Some people get them, and others don't. Probably having your tonsils removed is the only sure-fire way to get rid of them.
2007-03-16 15:52:41 · answer #1 · answered by clarity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tonsil stones are not a symtom of cancer. They are the result of decaying food particles and bacteria. However, prior to biopsy tonsilloliths that are large can be mistaken for a tumor on the tonsil. Because of the possibility that this could be a malignancy and not tonsilloliths a doctor should examine you to make this determination.
Tonsillolith. Case report and review of the literature.
http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:15871614
2007-03-17 01:23:42 · answer #2 · answered by Panda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, just the way the tonsils are made causes tonsilliths to form in some people. My daughter has them, I don't.
2007-03-16 15:53:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋