Comments on: Vanderbilt-Ingram Named Blue Distinction Center http://www.vicc.org/news/2008/03/vanderbilt-ingram-named-blue-distinction-center/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:35:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Heather Burchfield http://www.vicc.org/news/2008/03/vanderbilt-ingram-named-blue-distinction-center/comment-page-1/#comment-3255 Heather Burchfield Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:12:52 +0000 http://www.vicc.org/news/?p=69#comment-3255 Yes, there are treatments for metastases of HNSCC. Treatment with curative intent is usually possible for neck lymphatic metastases with surgery followed by radiation if the patient has not had radiation or it has been some time since radiation. If the patient has had radiation, surgery alone can be tried. For distant metastases (lung, liver, etc.), palliative therapy is usually the recommended therapy since in this case, cure rates are very low. Yes, there are treatments for metastases of HNSCC. Treatment with curative intent is usually possible for neck lymphatic metastases with surgery followed by radiation if the patient has not had radiation or it has been some time since radiation. If the patient has had radiation, surgery alone can be tried.

For distant metastases (lung, liver, etc.), palliative therapy is usually the recommended therapy since in this case, cure rates are very low.

]]> By: douglas holman http://www.vicc.org/news/2008/03/vanderbilt-ingram-named-blue-distinction-center/comment-page-1/#comment-3237 douglas holman Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:36:47 +0000 http://www.vicc.org/news/?p=69#comment-3237 do you treat mastatsis squamous cell neck cancer (unknown orgin) do you treat mastatsis squamous cell neck cancer (unknown orgin)

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