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Are the two equally sized non tender lumps just on the edge of the soft pallet before the neck salivary glands or lymph nodes?

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Normal - Tonsils: The tonsils composed of tissues similar to the lymph nodes found in the neck, armpits and other parts of the body.

Answered 7/18/2015

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A member asked:

Are the two equally sized non tender lumps just on the edge of the soft pallet before the neck salivary glands or lymph nodes?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Paul Grin answered

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