2025年2月10日 · the tonsils and two ridges of tissue in front of and behind the tonsils; the back wall of your throat; What are the types of tonsil cancer? Most tonsil cancers are a type called squamous cell carcinoma. A small number of tonsil cancers are lymphomas. The information in this section is about squamous cell carcinoma. The treatment for lymphomas ...

2025年2月10日 · Tonsil cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. Symptoms often include a painless neck lump and a sore throat.

2024年11月14日 · Swollen lymph glands . This diagram shows the lymphatic system. There are lymph nodes throughout the body. ALL can cause your child’s lymph nodes to feel swollen when you touch them. The ones near the surface of the skin are the ones that people notice most. They include the nodes in the: neck. armpit. groin. Bone pain . Your child might have ...

A persistent sore throat. A persistent sore throat, particularly on one side, is a common symptom of oropharyngeal cancer.

enlarged tonsils (these are at the back of your throat) a lump in your tummy due to an enlarged liver or spleen or lymph nodes - you may feel full after only a small amount of food, feel sick or have tummy pains. breathlessness, chest pain or a feeling of pressure, or coughing - if lymphoma is affecting nodes in your chest. unexplained itching

The tonsils are part of the oropharynx and treatment is similar to other cancers of the oropharynx. Treatment by stage. Staging is a way of describing the size of cancer and how far it has grown. We have information about treatment for early and advanced cancer.

The tonsils and adenoids. The tonsils are 2 glands in the back of your throat. The adenoids are glands at the back of your nose, where it meets the back of your throat. The adenoids are also called the nasopharyngeal tonsils. The tonsils and adenoids help to protect the entrance to the digestive system and the lungs from bacteria and viruses.

A type of leukaemia called T cell ALL can cause swollen lymph nodes in the centre of your chest. It might also make a gland in your upper chest bigger. This is called the thymus gland. The swollen nodes or thymus gland may press on the windpipe, causing breathlessness and coughing. They can also press on the veins carrying blood from the head.

After surgery to remove some or all the lymph nodes in your neck or radiotherapy to lymph nodes in your neck, the area can become swollen. This can be due to general swelling. But it can also be a sign of lymphoedema. Lymphoedema in the head or neck can also cause symptoms inside your mouth and throat.

2024年12月12日 · Cancers of the mouth and oropharynx can spread to lymph nodes in your neck. Your surgeon might remove some or all of the lymph nodes in your neck.