[quote=Uptown]I am confused why they are saying radiation and chemo and removed the feeding tube. That makes no sense to me.

I would use that level 4 node as a motivator to keep things moving rapidly. I don't know the pathology of that node but it's getting dangerously close to the lungs. [/quote]

Hi uptown- they removed the feeding tube because he can now eat on his own. He just did the big surgery on 8/11 wouldn't it be too soon to do radiation? I worried about it getting close to the lungs too. They did remove them. Does that make a difference?

22 YO Brother Dx 6/17/14 w. SCC R Lateral tongue
CT scan clear LN 6/20/14
HPV-, non-smoker
R tongue, right hemiglossectomy Surgery 6/24/14
(Not reoccurrence but went to NCCC instead
R neck dissection, tracheostomy, radial free flap, R tongue dissection surg 8/11/14
PT1N2B.3 positive lymph nodes out of 13
Extranodal extension present
9-15-14 IMRT (35x) & Cisplatin (2x) begun
10-21-14 peg in. 10-31-14 1 round of carboplatin
11-4-14 IMRT rx comp
3-27-15 Recurrent tumor in lymph node, L neck diss.
10-29-15 brother passed away, 23 yrs old