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@kathyheidt

Thank you for your comments. I just met with msk in nyc and they said radiation chemo instead of surgery I have squamous cell carcinoma in maxillary sinus. But it is in the bone. Will radiation get it out of bone. He said flap surgery very invasive and no guarantees

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Ellen2007 | @nnurse | Jan 12 11:30am

Please get a second opinion. I had cancer SCC of maxillary sinus. Surgery was the only option. ( maxillectomy) ) Followed then by radiation. No chemo. Tumor size 2 with no metastasize ( initially) This was almost 4 years ago. Radiation was a fail because the cancer recurred in a couple of lymph nodes in the neck. Long term side effects from radiation continue to be challenging.

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