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Is Prognosis Of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Is Good For Tongue ?
sir the prognosis of squamous cell carcinoma of tongue is good or bad sir my relative go for the biopsy 2nd time he has a lesion on the under surface of the tongue about 8 month before now before the treatment in aiims he had swelling in submandibular area which was burst after radiotherapy and he also go through for chemotherapy but the area of parotid gland is now swell up so i want to ask his chance of being alive
Wed, 15 Jun 2011
I am afraid the things you have said do not go for a easy path for your patient. Yes squamous cell cancer are better that adeno carcinome, but tongue cancers are very tircky. Please go to IRCH inside AIIMS. You may meet Prof GK Rath or Dr Sushma Bhatnagar with my reference. They will help you
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