David & Christine,

Thanks for your response. See answers to the questions below.

How large was the BOT tumor? The daimeter was roughly the size of a dime.

How many nodes were + and how large were they pre TX? Only one node had cancer and it was about 5 cm in diameter.

Why was the decision made to do the ND post Tx? PET scans still show uptake following treatment.

Where were you treated? Medical University of South Carolina

Were you a tobacco user or did they test you for HPV? Used tobaco in my past but, based on location of the tumor docs did not believe it was the cause. I was tested for HPV but do not have results yet.

Did you have a Peg? No

Why did you have a free flap? It's what my doctors recommended

How much weight did you loose? About 30 lbs during chemo and radiations and about 10 lbs so far post surgery.

How many chemos did you receive? Two courses


Jimmy, Age 42
SCC Base of Tongue with mts to one lymph node. Two courses of Chemo(Cisplatin) concurrent with 36 IMRT completed in Oct 08' 50% of BOT removed with reconstruction / forearm flap and neck dissection on 1/19/08. Only one node +