 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 | Hi there - usually a scope would pick up base of tongue cancer unless it's tiny - I could be wrong but most HPV + cancers are found in the nodes first because the patient remains asymptomatic - not because a scope missed something. So he'll probably suggest a scope and if here's anything suspicious he'll schedul you For a biopsy... Good luck!
Last edited by Cheryld; 02-14-2012 08:29 PM.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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