 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | When I turned up with a stage I tiny tumor on the larynx two years ago, they went in to laser surgery on it, but found that it was too close to the esaphageal opening to get a clean margin. At that time there were only two doctors in the US that performed laser surgery on the larynx, a treamtment developed in Germany, and neither were at MD Anderson.
How new is this procedure to do laser surgery on the tongue? Maybe one of the reasons not many have had it, is because it is so new? Doesn't mean it is not effective. Just a thought.
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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