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Tonsil Cancer from HPV: Anyone else?

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Feb 23, 2025 | Replies (89)
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Hi,
I have been scheduled for right tonsillectomy and exploration of the tongue and right side neck dissection. My diagnosis was HPV16 with lymph node metastases.
Originally SCCUP. They cannot find any tumors anywhere after multiple PET-CT scans. My question is regarding surgery and how you feel now? Not sure what to do myself.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Feb 16, 2025

@trustinhim, I’m tagging @blessed52 to make sure they saw your questions.

I can imagine it is unsettling that they can’t find a tumor and you’ve been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of an unknown primary (SCCUP). If there is no tumor, is surgery even an option? What treatment is being recommended?

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