 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 | Denise
I had laser ops but they coudn't get clear margins, then it moved to my thoat and base of tongue, so in the end it took a 12 op to remove it all and replace with a skin graft, but they were confident that this time they had all of it, but I played wait and see for nearly 4 years and I could have carried on with biopsy every 6 months but I didn't want to take the risk of it changing any further.
Hope that helps
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Helen
SCC Base of tongue, (TISN0M0) laser surgery, 10/01 and 05/03 no clear margins. Radial free flap graft to tonsil pillar, partial glossectomy, left neck dissection 08/04
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