Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | Amy, rather than have a lone ENT deal with it, were I you I'd be talking to Shands.
The cancer centers bring a lot more to your case than a lone practitioner -- Besides surgical followup, they bring both medical and radiological oncologists (which in this case you already have), dieticians, swallowing/speech therapists, lymphedema therapists, etc., plus your case is reviewed by a Tumor Board consisting of a number of experts, not just one person's opinions.
Finally, and very importantly, they will have seen a far larger number of oral cancer cases than a lone practitioner!
Age 67 1/2 Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05 Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08 Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08 Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06 Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08) Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08) On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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