Christine's Second Surgery

Diagnosis
Recurrence of an invasive keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma in the lower left cheek

Treatment
- Chemotherapy
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy / Radiation

Radiotherapy Treatment
Therapy using ionizong radiation, generally as part of a cancer treatment to control or kill malignant cells and is normally delivered by a linear accelerator. Radiation therapy may be curative in a number of types of cancers if they are localised to one area of the body. It may also be used as part of adjuvant therapy, to prevent tumor recurrence after surgery to remove a primary malignant tumor

Chemotherapy Treatment
A cocktail of drugs including docetaxel, and cisplatin, which are administered intravenously at the hospital, and fluorouracil, which is administered as a continuous 24-hour infusion for 4 days.

CT Scan
A computed tomography scan makes use of computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional images of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting

PET Scan
A positron emission tomography scan is an imaging test that helps reveal how your tissues and organs are functioning. A PET scan uses a radioactive drug (tracer) to show this activity.

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26/12/19 16:21

Christine received has just a call from Dr Pytynia to say that the tumor had grown so much that she felt that surgery was not the best way forward. She would have had to take half of Christine's face away, and still would not be certain in removing all of the cancer. The course of action now is to have an aggressive chemotherapy treatment, probably starting on Monday. This systemic approach will hopefully kill any cancer within Christine's body, and shrink the cancer in her face. Once this was happened, we will revisit the surgery route. I will keep you all updated as we hear more.

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Christine's Second Surgery

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