Can anyone give me information with regard to a surgery to remove cancer on base of tongue which will require spliting the jaw? I'm curious to know how bad (or good) the procedure is, recovery time, etc

Last edited by dorety87; 11-28-2010 07:49 AM.
CG of Mike, 43 y/o. July 2009 with Stage 4a SCC on Tonsil., Nov.2010 Recurrence on Tonsil and Base of Tongue
Surgery no clear margins. Very Invasive.Palliative chemo
7/2011: Cancer not responding to chemo, new tumor on larynx and a few other places in oropharynx