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| Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 18 Member | OP Member Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 18 | Christine,
Thank you for the thoughtful response(as always). The patient numbers were pretty high and no one had a recurrence in the nodes near the gland. Maybe you could take a look at this:
https://www.healio.com/hematology-oncology/head-neck-cancer/news/online/%7B0c19c1f8-a8e5-4844-8d6d-96e6648d501e%7D/contralateral-submandibular-gland-sparing-radiation-safe-effective-in-head-neck-cancers
Of course it says for appropriate patients. Not sure if that's me.
Jay
--2003 SCC Left lateral tongue T-I Partial Glossectomy --2015 SCC Left lateral tongue T-II N-0 M-0 Partial Glossectomy SND --1/30/18 SCC T-IV N-0 M-0 Segmental Mandibulectomy, Partial Glossectomy, Fibular Free Flap (failed) Emergency flap surgery (partial success) Leech therapy (partial success) M.I. in hospital 2 90% blockages 2 stents inserted --3/2/18 Pec Flap RAD IMRT 35 (in progress) Chemo 7 doses Cisplatin (in progress) | | |
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