Hello. I am a 30 year old mom of 2 young boys, trying to keep a positive attitude but scared.
I had a small bump inside my right cheek/upper lip for about a year and noticed it had grown some. My dentist sent me to an oral surgeon to have it removed. The tumor ended up being sent to Brown University as the pathologists apparantly couldn't agree on what it was. I recieved the results on Friday while I was sick with the stomach flu. Not cool.
It is polymorphous low level adenocarcenoma. I am told that it is quite rare, and has a good prognosis which I am very thankful for. I will be seeing an ENT next week and most likely will do another surgery to remove more of the surrounding tissue, which stinks since my mouth is finally healed after the last one. But it's ok, I want it ALL gone.
This comes only a month after my dad was diagnosed with colon cancer, and an aunt just had a double mastectomy and both are going through chemo, so cancer is just gettting old. I have never smoked or chewed tobacco, drink alcohol in moderation, and am HPV negative.
I'm hoping there are others on this board who have had the same and can share their experience.