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Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 55 | I got the results back! It was NOT a return of the cancer! I had an infected abscess that was determined not to heal because of radiation damage. The surgeon removed all of the infected/necrotic tissue when he did the biopsy and the biopsy site is healing - a bit too slowly for my taste, but I'm now at day 15 post procedure and the site has mostly filled in. I'm being sent back to the prosthodontist to be fitted for a mouth guard to wear at night to try to help protect my tongue from further injury. Needless to say, I'm quite relieved!
Lisa
36 years old at diagnosis
SCC of the tongue T2N2bM0 Stage IV
post hemi glossectomy and neck dissection (3/28/07), finished 6 weeks of radiation and Cisplatin x2 6/19/07. Biopsy taken from right side of tongue 7/17/08 - results showed infected abscess and no return of SCC!
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