 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | [quote]I am sorry, what is an MEC, PNI and LVI? [/quote]
I'm reminded of how daunting this group seemed at first with all the medical "letter-jargon" like dx, tx, rx, etc., in addition to the more or less HNC-specific stuf like XRT, IMRT, free flap, BOT, ND, etc.
asadqureshi, you have turned the tables on us, for sure! <g>
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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