Does something sinister lie beneath?

Melissa, 38 years old, complains of a two-week history of a left palatal swelling, initially associated with a severe burning, stabbing pain.

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Dr Jacinta Vu is an oral medicine specialist in private practice and a clinical senior lecturer at the University of WA.