 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | Krishna,
I am sorry to hear of your father's challenges. Have you consulted with your father's doctor as to exactly what the pathology report means. He would best be able to address that or send you to the actual pathologist that prepared the report. It sounds like they found suspicious nodes and removed them.
It is common to request a Ct with contrast before the surgery. In my case, I was allergic to the contrast dye so I received an MRI with contrast. The PET/Ct was done several weeks after treatment to allow for more accuracy in interpreting the results as healing will also be indicated on the films.
I am surprised that your father is not receiving chemo with radiation as that would seem to make more sense to, although I am not a doctor and not qualified to second-guess a medical professional.
Scour this website and you can have most of your questions you are posing answered.
Best wishes for your father and he is fortunate to have you by his side trying to find answers and help him make the best possible informed decisions.
Ed
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
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Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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