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Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 176 | The only way to be 100% sure is to have the surgery. A biopsy is not 100% conclusive.
6-05, Left Tonsil-T1N2bM0 stageIVA, chemo(Cisplatin), radiation(6660cGy), neck disection, no PEG. HPV negative. (Doc suspects posit)
3-9-09 last of 30 HBO treatments.
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Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 22 | I am going to consult the surgeon again about the surgery. Though I am wondering what sort of questions to ask him? Would be glad to hear of some inputs... thanks 
joucads
DX: T1N0 Tongue Cancer 23/3/2011
Partial Glossectomy 30/3/2011
Clear margins.
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Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 22 | HI, I have done the surgery and got the final results. The results shows that I have a 2mm cancer on my tongue and I need to undergo another surgery for a wider margin and to shave more of my tongue to check if there are more cancer.
joucads
DX: T1N0 Tongue Cancer 23/3/2011
Partial Glossectomy 30/3/2011
Clear margins.
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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Hi - it bothers me that they are doing this in bits and pieces. But it's a small lesion so you are lucky they caught it early- did they talk about your nodes at all?
Best of luck on your next surgery!
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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