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Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) P16+
Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Apr 4 8:21pm | Replies (110)Comment receiving replies
they want to see if it traveled anywhere. oh yes the lovely ENT that's going to scope me and get puked on .... I really don't do well in this. the one guy I'm talking to is telling me port + radiation etc. The lump is about 3x4cm... yes I know it's big... he's saying radiation will shrink it and its gone. I'm actually thinking it's my tonsils it started high up right by them, the Dr says no. so who knows.
why remove all the nodes?
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My guess and just a guess it started around tonsils as u say and spread to the lymph nodes . The ENT scope should find the tumor source. It is not so bad and they can numb you. I choose surgery but as I understand the HPV16+ responds very well to radiation alone as in shrinking the tumor. They usually remove all lymph nodes on the side of the neck they are working on and send to lab for testing to make sure none have cancer.