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DiscussionDoes anyone have ACC Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Mar 15 11:59pm | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
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I was diagnosed with ACC with NOTCH1 mutation. A rare subset of an already rare cancer. I had partial glossectomy, removal of the floor of my mouth and radical bilateral neck dissection with removal of 17 lymph nodes. Prognosis was said to be poor. The results of the surgery with damage to nerves leaving me with constant nerve pain and not able to eat does seem worse than the cancer. Where I live the doctors are not experienced with ACC and I just feel lost.