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Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 37 | Marie, Curious to what lead to the neck surgery 6 months later...did you have a test come up positive for cancer in the lymph nodes? Did you have lymph node dissection along with the partial glossectomy? What stage was your tongue cancer? Just trying to figure out what to be on the lookout for as my husband is 3 months post surgery. Thanks, Debbie 
Debbie/Caregiver/wife of Dan, diagosed with SCC tongue, Stage II/III, 1/3 tongue removal, lymph node dissection both sides of neck, skin graph 7/30/03. Left tumor found - radical left neck dissection 12/24/03. Could not get all of tumor/wrapped around carotid artery and in wall of jugular. 1/12/04 beginning of 6 doses of Taxol/Cistoplatin once a week, and rad 70 gray 5 days a week/6 weeks.
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