A member asked:

Unilateral tonsil 2cm past front arch & 1 1/4" long. been large like this 4 about 15 years. ent appt soon. scared cancer. no pain. what causes this?

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Dr. Craig MacArthur answered

Specializes in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Not likely cancer: Most enlarged tonsils are due to past infections. They are much less likely to be due to cancer. Most cancerous tonsils are high grade non-hodgkin's lymphomas. You are unlikely to have a tonsil enlarged by lymphoma for 15 years without lymphoma treatment.

Answered 11/24/2017

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