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#29132 07-03-2007 01:48 PM | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | OP "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 | I finally got through to a nurse today at WF Baptist Hospital, and got CT results; no PET scan results yet; She states that neck CT shows "necrotic appearing mass, lymph nodes..." She also states that it is the surgeon's intentions to do a "complete resection of neck with flap". In LAYMAN'S terms, what the heck does this mean? THANKS to anyone for your opinions! Lois and Buzz in NC
CG to 77 y/o hubby;SCC Alveolar Ridge; Wake Forest Baptist Hosp surgery: 07/19/07; bi mod radical resection/jaw replacement; T2 N2-B M0 Stage IV-A 28 IMRT + 6 Paclitaxel/Carboplatin Getting stronger every day!
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#29133 07-04-2007 07:49 AM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I think it means you are going to get a neck disection with a graft, either from skin elsewhere from your body or a piece of your pectoral muscle. See this section for more about surgery: http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/neck_dissections.htm The purpose of the flap is to "bulk up" the area where the resection (removal of the tumor and clean margins) is. "Necrotic" usually means dead tissue. It sounds ominous but many here have been through it and the recovery time is around 3 weeks, about the same as if you had a face lift.
Gary Allsebrook *********************************** Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2 Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy) ________________________________________________________ "You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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