A 29-year-old member asked:
What is the treatment for tonsillar cancer?
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Dr. Marsha Davisanswered
Internal Medicine 30 years experience
Tonsillectomy : Take out the tonsil put the tonsil and send it to pathology for analysis for cancer. Treatment depends on what they find.
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Dr. Edmond Bendalyanswered
Hematology and Oncology 22 years experience
Multimodal : The treatment is multimodal with surgery mainly followed by chemo and radiation based on the extent of disease.
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5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Last updated Dec 9, 2013
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