Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53684#.VM80rSzQrzE Author(s) Alex A. Prasad * Affiliation(s) Chennai Cancer Care Hospital, Chennai, India . ABSTRACT A 50-year male patient presented to outpatient department with a mass on tongue associated with pain. A plain computerised tomography scan done on 17/01/13 revealed mild growth on lateral border of tongue with an enlarged jugulo-digastric lymph node measuring 1.8 × 1 cm. Excision of tongue was done and sent for histopathological examination which revealed infiltrating squamous cell carcinoma. The patient was treated with 2 cycles of Induction chemotherapy with cisplatin and paclitaxel administered in q3w schedule. Induction chemotherapy was followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy with 6 cycles of nimotuzumab 200 mg and cisplatin 20 mg given weekly along with 60 gy/30 fractions of radiation using IMRT. Latest CT scan done on 20/01/20...
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