 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | My sister-in-law had a patch on her tongue for weeks and the oral surgeon (dentist) lasered it off and told her based on the path there was nothing to worry about. The path report said "Epithelial dysplasia, mild, with hyperkeratosis." The ENT said this is certainly something that should be monitored about every 6 weeks and said this path could be consistent with the marginal area of SCC tumors. You are right, Sabrina, you can never be too cautious and pushing now could be the difference between life and death.
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
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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