#8092 08-18-2006 03:39 PM | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 167 Gold Member (100+ posts) | OP  Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 167 | For those that had neck dissections; did your nodes turn out to be postive or negative
Thanks!
My Dad (Sam) at age 69 dx SCC Base of Tongue T1N2C Well-Diff - March 2006.
35 IMRT rads & 3 Cisplatin chemos - Apr-June/06. Nodes shrunk 50% Dr's suggest ND. Negative PET - he declined ND.
March/07 Had Bilateral ND. No Cancer!! Doing Well!
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#8093 08-18-2006 03:45 PM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 26 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 26 | Mine were neg and it was not that painful!!
Molly | | |
#8094 08-18-2006 03:48 PM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 26 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 26 | Sorry, didnt finish posting....Glad Rad wasnt bad for you....worse than the neck dissection in my opinion!!
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#8095 08-18-2006 04:15 PM | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 | Mine were positive but I had my disection before radiation.
SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.
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#8096 08-18-2006 07:34 PM | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 122 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 122 | No radiation because nodes were negative and tumor was T1.
Lisa
SCC Tongue T1N0M0\Dx 3-10-03
Hemiglossectomy, alloderm graft, modified neck dissectomy 4-14-03
3 Year Survivor!
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#8097 08-19-2006 03:44 AM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 188 Likes: 1 Senior Member (100+ posts) | | Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 188 Likes: 1 | My neck dissection was done 10 weeks after Rad/Chemo, and were all negative.
Good Health,
Chuck
SCC Stage IV right tonsil T3N3M0. Dx 08/03. Clinical Trial:8 weeks Taxol, Carboplatin then Hydrea, 5FU, IMRT x's 48, SND, Iressa x 2yrs. Now 20 years out and thriving. Dealing with a Prostate cancer diagnosis now. Add a Bladder cancer diagnosis to all the fun.
It's always something
"Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it."
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#8098 08-19-2006 06:10 AM | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 388 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 388 | My husband had scan first, which showed nothing, then neck dissection, all nodes negative, clean margins following surgery (at same time as neck dissection), and doctors decided against radiation. JaneP
Husband: 3 SCC gum and cheek cancers 2002, 2005, 2006: surgery only. Scans clear after removal of small, well differentiated, non-invasive cancers. No radiation. 4th SCC lip diagnosed 4/13/07 - in situ, removed in biopsy. More lip removed 2/8/08 - dysplasia. 2 Biopsies 3/17/09 no cancer (lichenoids)
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#8099 08-19-2006 06:21 AM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | I had a partial glossectomy and selective neck dissection before radiation. All the nodes were clean but other features of my tumor which suggested it was more aggressive than most meant radiaiton was the safest course.
Although I was terrified ahead of time, the neck dissection was a walk in the park compared to radiation and chemo. Even though I looked like the bride of Frankenstein with all thoe staples in my neck for a while. It healed quickly and well and there is only one angle at which you can even see my scar clearly because it left a little pucker in the skin
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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#8100 08-19-2006 08:57 AM | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 11 Member | | Member
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 11 | i have just been diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma in my right tonsil and it has spread to my right lymp nodes. I haven't had a neck dissection yet but i believe that is coming. I have been told it is stage IV and I need radation and Chemo. I'm scared but I know God is in control. Any suggestions for a new patient.
marie
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#8101 08-19-2006 11:11 AM | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 167 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | OP Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 167 | Hi Marie, When I first read up on the treatment my Dad had to have; I was sick about it. Then I chatted with people online (another website) who went thru it and they all provided me (still do) with so much help info and support. I found some of the stuff I read pretty scary; and you have to watch what you read. The feeding tube scared me too; but my Dad was fine about it. My Dad is 69 he finished his 7 week treatment on June 2/06. 35 radiations and 3 chemo's. You can email me if you have any specific questions about treatment. You should start a new topic thread and I'm sure you will get lots of info. This website is great! Marie did you dr tell you that you might need a neck dissection? Lisa [email protected]
My Dad (Sam) at age 69 dx SCC Base of Tongue T1N2C Well-Diff - March 2006.
35 IMRT rads & 3 Cisplatin chemos - Apr-June/06. Nodes shrunk 50% Dr's suggest ND. Negative PET - he declined ND.
March/07 Had Bilateral ND. No Cancer!! Doing Well!
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