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Neck dissection shows mucoepidermoid carcinoma cells - had tumor removed 20 years ago
Hello.
20 years ago I had low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, I had maxillectomy and no radio or chemo and have been disease free since then.
I had an elective surgery recently to reconstruct the maxillectomy since I was disease free for over 20 years. As part of this elective surgery, the doctor had to do a bit of dissection (level 2 and 3) on my Neck to make some space for the reconstruction, as per their practice they sent it to pathology and I was told that they found low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma cells. I have an MRI next month to see what is going on. The doctors were shocked at the discovery and I am at a complete loss, I though this was in the past and I do no know what to think of it.
What freaks me out is that if these cells were there from 20 years ago, by opening up my neck and doing a partial dissection, have I awoken the beast and made it spread, what is even more scary is that it may be from another tumor!
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Lymph node testing positive
3mpire,
I would find it hard to believe that a cell was sitting there over 20 years. However, I am not a doctor or scientist. I would follow the recommendations of your medical team. You have a great track record..........here's wishing you another long run.
S
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That is what I am thinking,Engelsa said:Lymph node testing positive
3mpire,
I would find it hard to believe that a cell was sitting there over 20 years. However, I am not a doctor or scientist. I would follow the recommendations of your medical team. You have a great track record..........here's wishing you another long run.
S
That is what I am thinking, too good to be true, But the MRI did not show anything, this is what I find odd.
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