[quote=davidcpa]This doctor is recommending no neck dissection and no brachytherapy but IMRT most likely to include both sides of the neck and of course the tongue. I assume the cancer cells did not test positive for HPV. IMRT is pretty standard for our cancer. [/quote]

Yes David he is negative for HPV. Do you think IMRT is good? Did you do
It?


22 YO Brother Dx 6/17/14 w. SCC R Lateral tongue
CT scan clear LN 6/20/14
HPV-, non-smoker
R tongue, right hemiglossectomy Surgery 6/24/14
(Not reoccurrence but went to NCCC instead
R neck dissection, tracheostomy, radial free flap, R tongue dissection surg 8/11/14
PT1N2B.3 positive lymph nodes out of 13
Extranodal extension present
9-15-14 IMRT (35x) & Cisplatin (2x) begun
10-21-14 peg in. 10-31-14 1 round of carboplatin
11-4-14 IMRT rx comp
3-27-15 Recurrent tumor in lymph node, L neck diss.
10-29-15 brother passed away, 23 yrs old