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Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1 | New here. I am a licensed NY State Speech Language Pathologist. My dear cousin, who is in his mid 70s has melanoma on palate with reddening swelling to dentition on one side. All pre-testing and biopsies show no metastatic lesions in cervical spine, brain, lungs, no lymph node involvement , no vocal cord involvement. Surgeon will try to save teeth and jaw on affected side.
Of course , only when surgeon at Mt. Sinai here in NY performs surgery will he know extent of lesion.
I will be back to post but any input from anyone having this rare form of oral cancer, is welcomed.
Thanks
Terri
SLP, CCC, M.A.
Tracking and supporting family member with oral - palatal melanoma
Surgery scheduled 4-17-13 at Mt.Sinai Hospital, NY
Terri
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | Welcome to OCF! SO sorry to hear about your cousin. Most patients here have Squamous Cell Carcinoma. But anyone who has any type of cancer on the palate would be treated with either surgery and/or radiation with or without chemo. Those are the conventional methods to kill the cancer. It sounds like it has been caught early which means it should be easier to treat.
Best wishes with everything!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | |
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