We are still waiting for the full pathology report and MRI results, but have some concerning news. There are three samples still in pathology, and the operation report talks about both positive and negative margins on one sample.. We think the surgeons stopped cutting at the end because they hit some prearranged boundary that would remain minimally invasive and leave my husband with a functioning tongue. We don't know when we will get the results, or what the options are if one is positive.

On the bright side, he is recovering very well from the surgery. He's eating soft foods and doesn't have much pain. Keep your fingers crossed for us


2006 tongue T2/N1; hemiglossectamy + MRND +32X IMRT
2010 "cured"
6/ 2016 recurrence right tongue T1/N0 perineural invasion 9/2016 3X carboplatin/taxotere