OP "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 | Hi, I am Don and I am new to these Forums. I have SCC. Two lymph nodes with SCC were removed from my neck 6/23/08 along with the tonsils (benign). Despite a PET Scan and numerous biopsies, a Primary tumor was not found.
I expect to begin TomoTherapy radiation treatments and Chemotherapy in a week or two.
Due to complications of somewhat diminished renal function the Chemotherapy drug has not yet been selected.
Due to the unknown Primary I am told I will need more areas treated with greater radiation intensity.
I am having difficulty dealing with the PEG - primarily psychological (Borg Implant).
Don TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm HiRes CT 6/21/08 Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08 PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08 35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11
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