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25 male dont smoke/drink.for 2 years i have a 3 millimeter hard white bump inside lower lip. hasnt grown.woried its cancer.would it have grown by now?

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Not cancer: Lesions in the mucosa of the mouth that are malignant grow, ulcerate and spread to nodal tissue in the neck. A firm nodule in the mucosal layer of the lip would probably be derived from minor salivary gland tissue and if stable would be a benign condition. Should it enlarge,excision is simple.

Answered 3/6/2015

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