Finally got the biopsy. Bottom line is that it is Base-of-toungue SCC. T3N2CM0.

The tumor is very pooly differentiated. On the MRI, it looks like egg-drop soup with little strands and islands combined with bigger hunks.

Surgery is out of the question (so much for the thread title). So is IMRT. So, tonight, I start cisplatin and Monday I'll start with full-face radiation. I'll post my experiences in the treatment topic.

Before I end, let me thank Brian for this service and everyone who has posted. There is no doubt that I was better prepared than I ever would have been and I am entering treatment feeling informed and as if I made good decisions. I hope to repay the favor many times in the future.

Clint