a friend had an infection/abcess by his tonsills & had it drained. The test came back showing cancer cells present. Just looking for some information re staging, prognosis, type of cancer & possible mets. I am a CT tech for 20 years so I have some limited knowledge.
HI. It is rare to get the report of cancer in case of abscess of tonsil. If it is so, I would do tonsillectomy and send the material for Histopathology to know the type of cancer. Do a contrast enhanced CT scan of the neck to know the stage of the disease. This will be further treated with radiotherapy and / or chemotherapy as per the reports. I hope my answer has helped you.