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Hi my name is sahil I hv notice tiny blood spot in roof of the mouth and under the tongue and some time blood is coming in phlegm and I have tonsil stone does it is because that or it is mouth or tongue cancer.
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Tonsilloliths, also known as tonsil stones or tonsillar calculi are clusters of calcified material that form in crypts of palatine tonsil. They are usually of small size. They are product of calci?ed accumulation of food, cellular debris and microorganisms aggregated in the crypts of palatine tonsil. The treatment modality usually involves local excision by curettage; large lesion may require local excision. If there is evidence of chronic tonsillitis tonsillectomy offers de?nitive treatment modality.
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