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Radiation Oncology- Head & Neck Cancer

Radiation Oncology- Head & Neck Cancer

Personal History
  • Mr. XYZ 60 Years Gentleman presented to Oncolife Cancer Centre on 5/9/2019 with C/O – Difficulty in Swallowing for Both solid & liquid since 1 month
  • Change in Voice since 1 month
  • He was chronic Smoker and Alocoholic for past 10 years.
  • No Comorbidity, No F/H/O Cancer
Investigations
  • Oropharyngeal Growth Biopsy(12/9/2020)- S/O Moderately differntiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Chest X- Ray Was done to R/O Lung metastasis- Normal
  • MRI head & Neck(3/9/2020)- 3.4×3.1×2.4 cm Lesion seen in oropharynx involving Base of Tongue and causing near complete occlusion of lumen & No evidence of Lymphadenopathy
 
Final Diagonosis
  • O/E- Proliferative growth involving Rt side Base of Tongue from Circum valate Papilla, Lesion was crossing the midline and Inferior extent could not be reached.
  • Impression- Carcinoma oropharynx cT2 cN0 M0 Group Stage I
 
Plan Of Treatment
  • He was Planned to Treat with Definitive Chemoradiotherapy to Dose of 70Gy/35#/7weeks using IMRT with concurrent weekly Cisplatin @ 40mg/m2
  • Relative went for opinion to Pune but was not satisfied with Hospital & Docto
  • Finally decided to take treatment at Onlife Cancer Hospital, Shendre under supervision of Dr Dinesh Pawar
  • Tolerated Treatment well with Max Grade II dysphagia and Skin toxicity grade II.
  • Completed Treatment on 17/11/2019
 
Follow up
  • 3 months after Completion of treatment – No Difficulty in swallowing
  • Response CT scan shows complete opening of Lumen and No disease
  • UGI scopy(19/1/2021)- Ulcer present without proliferative Growth
  • Biopsy ulcer (19/1/2021)- No Evidence of malignancy.