| Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 104 | I have spoken with darkeyedlady0's husband this evening. He reports that she came through her surgery well today. The surgeon said that he was able to remove all of the tumour and would have pathology reports in hand before her discharge home. He would then be able to give her a difinitive answer whether further treatment would be required. I am posting at her request until she is able to do so again on her own.
Caregiver to husband Dx. Stage 4 SCC of gingiva with 3 nodes pos. Partial mandiblectomy with bone graft from iliac crest Dec. 2006. IMRT x30, Cisplatin x3. Completed Tx. March 15, 2007. Osteonecrosis & removal of graft & plate Oct. 2007. Recurrence of SCC Dec. 2007. Deceased Jan. 17, 2008.
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