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What is "primary closure" and how does it take the place of a flap being used?
Thanks
2010 sore throat
Jan 2011 ENT no prob
Jun CAT no prob
July PET
July biop pos
July PEG
HPI (1-3) T2N1 squamous cell carcinoma right tongue base treatment chemo/XRT end Oct 2011.
Jan 2012 PET neg
June PET-18mm mass right tongue base pos to 7.2 SUV no nodes pos
July MRI.
July bio pos
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Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 112 | Hi nocam, primmary closure is to use my own tongue to fill the part that was taken off. It means that my surgeon attached the tip of my tongue to the missinv part, and then it looks like an S. I had to remove 30 x 20 mm of my tongue...
December, 2011 - T1N0M0 SSC Oral Tongue sugery (Dec 07, 2011). Partial glossectomy, primary closure. Selective Neck dissection, all 57 nodes free. 29 at diagnosis, no risk factors at all. No smoking, drinking and HPV negative. Can you explain? I can't.
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Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 67 | So nice to see you braziliangirl and tina! I have followed all your posts. And tina - I laughed when I saw your original post about the wascally wabbit. I still remember the old parody by Robin Williams as Elmer Fudd singing the Bruce's 'Fire' : "I'm dwiving in my caw, I tuwn on my wadio...." Still makes me laugh, and that's a good thing these days 
Pain late 2009. Dx as change in altitude. Sore spot on tongue late 2010. Dx as irritation.
Leukoplakia Bx Feb 2011 - Lichen Planus.
Bx May 2011 - Hyperplasia. Same sample retested as SCC.
June 2011 Rt Hemigloss,ND,rff,33 Rads. Hosp for 15 days w/bi-lateral pneumonia.
T3N1M0 Stage IV.
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Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 381 | I aim to please and besides, us albertans have to stick together!
The other option was Eddie Murphy as buckwheat on SNL singing the classics..."wookin pa nub in all the Wong paces, wookin pa nub..."
Tina
Diag: Aug. 13/12
T3N0M0
50% + glossectomy and bilateral radical neck dissection, removal of nodes zones I - V
Surgery October 11/12
Chemo/rad on hold due to clear margins and nodes
Sept 21/13 clear CT with anomaly thought to be the artery, being watched closely.
Dec 16/13 - anomaly confirmed artery, all clear
nickname: "get 'r done"
Plans: kick cancer's butt
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