Forum on HIV and Oral Health: HPV on Tongue

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		HPV on Tongue Jan 18, 2001 Hi Dr Reznik Please answer as I am unable to obtain conflicting reports from 6 doctors. I have a whitish lump, about 3 mm, on the tongue near to the back, where the throat is. It grows and shrinks at times. One doctor said it is an injury caused by biting the tongue and as a result it is a cyst. Another doctor said it is HPV. Yet another doctor said it is not HPV but an abnormal growth. The doctor that said it is not HPV is a specialist for STDs. Yet yet, another doctor said it is a papillae. Please help. I know you can't diagnose over the internet but please provide me with some direction as to what should I do.


Advertisement Response from Dr. Reznik I have a few suggestions: First, visit an oral surgeon who should be able to determine whether or not what you are describing is a circumvallate papillae, a normal part of tongue anatomy. If the area in question is not a circumvallate papilla, then the oral surgeon will be able to biopsy the lesion to accurately determine the cause. Good luck! DR Want to read more questions and answers on this subject? Our experts have answered many similar questions!

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