#17379 04-18-2005 09:44 AM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 52 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | OP  Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 52 | Hi everyone,
I am watching out for my co-workers husband. I'm not real keen anymore with believing everything your doctor has to say. Her husband has had sores on his tongue for a few months, they are painful. He went in to see a ENT specialist today and he was told he has Leukoplakia. They are treating him with some kind of steroid ointment. They told him if it doesn't go away in a few weeks from the creme then they will have to remove it. I am wondering if anyone out there has been diagnosed with Leukoplakia and if yes what the treatment was.
Thanks you for you input.
GOD BLESS,
Michelle
(Marcy's big sister)
Michelle, sister to Marcy
Dx January 03, partial glossectomy/selective neck dissection T2N1MO/recurrence June 03, radiation and chemo/recurrence Dec. 03 mets to spine and base of skull//palliative care//lost her April 10th 2004 Age of 32
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#17380 04-18-2005 12:05 PM | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 56 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 56 | Hi Michelle: I totally understand your being a bit skeptic! My husband had base of tongue cancer and was mis-diagnosed from Feb until Dec 2004. He saw numerous differant docs all of differant specialities and they all missed it! Including a dentist, ENT and neurologist! It would be great if your friend would get a second opinion, and if he isn't satisfied....push back and keep questioning what the docs are saying.....I'm the biggest skeptic of all after what we have been thru. Hopefully, the dx they have given your friend is right and the steroid will clear it up w/o further issues! Good Luck,
Michelle G.
Michelle
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#17381 04-19-2005 12:36 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 417 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 417 | Leukoplakia, untreated can turn cancerous, or so I've been told.
Darrell
Stage 3, T3,N1,M0,SCC, Base of Tongue. No Surgery, Radiationx39, Chemo, Taxol & Carboplatin Weekly 8 Treatments 2004. Age 60. Recurrence 2/06, SCC, Chest & Neck (Sub clavean), Remission 8/06. Recurrence SCC 12/10/06 Chest.
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#17382 04-19-2005 01:51 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 218 Gold Member (200+ posts) | | Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 218 | Hi Michelle, Leukoplakia literally means 'white patch' and can be caused by a number of factors from smoking to ill-fitting dentures. More generally, it is thought to be the result of some sort of chronic irritation. Sometimes removing the source of irritation will result in the disappearance of leukoplakia, but in some percentage of cases, it can be a precursor to oral cancer. From what I've read, leukoplakia that does not go away with treatment within a few weeks should be followed closely. Typical treatment for removing it can include removal by surgery, burning it off with a laser or freezing it off with a cryoprobe. The Mayo Clinic website has a pretty good discussion of leukoplakia and its treatment at: http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=FA822BBB-FC4E-4F9F-96496DCD1FC7B8CA&dsection=1 In any case, it sounds like your co-worker's husband is getting the appropriate surveillance by the ENT. I don't know what the state of medical care is in Steven's Point but you may want to suggest a second opinion at a larger facility with more experience in treating oral cavity disorders. Hope this helps. - Sheldon
Dx 1/29/04, SCC, T2N0M0
Tx 2/12/04 Surgery, 4/15/04 66 Gy. radiation (36 sessions)
Dx 3/15/2016, SCC, pT1NX
Tx 3/29/16 Surgery
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