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#66132 10-22-2007 04:18 PM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 150 Gold Member (100+ posts) | OP  Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 150 | Hi all, anyone hear of or have elevated LDH as a fist sign of recurrence?
hugs to you-
Dad Treated for T2N1M0 Tonsil Cancer August 2005. 35 IMRT radiation, 3 doses Cisplatin. Selective Modified Neck Dissection November.
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#66133 10-23-2007 03:10 AM | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 199 Senior Member (100+ posts) | | Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 199 | You have probably already looked up the test, but here's a link that explains what an elevated LDH could possibly indicate. As you can see, there are many possible causes and even some false elevations, so perhaps it's just a fluke? http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ldh/test.html I know that I am being very closely followed at MD Anderson and have labwork every 3 months, and they do not do an LDH test...
Ginny M. SCC of Left lateral tongue Dx 04/06,Surgery MDACC 05/11/06: Partial glossectomy with selective neck dissection. T1N0M0 - no radiation. Phase III clinical trial ("EPOC" trial)04/07 thru 04/08 because tests showed a 65% chance of recurrence. 10 Year Survivor!
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#66134 10-23-2007 07:59 AM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 150 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | OP Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 150 | Oh yes, I'm well aware. I am very hopeful that it is a non-cancer related elevation. Thank you so much-it is so hard to not think anything wrong is the cancer-
Dad Treated for T2N1M0 Tonsil Cancer August 2005. 35 IMRT radiation, 3 doses Cisplatin. Selective Modified Neck Dissection November.
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