Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 346 Likes: 3 | I'm no expert, but wouldn't it being labeled 'benign' mean it was ruled out as 'malignant' ... can't be the same at one time and all that? Not that things can't change over time, and you still may want to talk to another ENT if the first was unsatisfactory, but if the pathologist said not malignant, and this report says benign, you have a lot of positive vibes to be holding on to, right now. Keep those close while you continue to ask your questions!
Surgery 5/31/13 Tongue lesion, right side SCC, HPV+, poorly differentiated T1N0 based on biopsy and scan Selective neck dissection 8/27/13, clear nodes 12/2/13 follow-up with concerns 12/3/13 biopsy, surgery, cancer returned 1/8/14 Port installed PEG installed Chemo and rads 2/14/14 halfway through carboplatin/taxotere and rads March '14, Tx done, port out w/ complications, PEG out in June 2017: probable trigeminal neuralgia Fall 2017: HBOT Jan 18: oral surgery
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