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Has anyone heard of this type surgery??
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Has anyone heard of this type surgery??

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    • September 21, 2017 at 2:04 pm
    cf91
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      Quick background, stage 4 mel since 2014. Have tried Sylatron, IL2, yervoy, opdivo, trial of palbociclib, trial of glembatumumab vedotin &  now on keytruda.  Having some success with the keytruda, however I have an area on right upper maxillary/palate that is of concern to all.  Dr sent me to ENT who recommended surgery.  The two options were to do maxillary obturator prosthesis or a transplant/patch. Dr  recommended the transplan/patch surgery.  This  would consist of going in through neck up into mouth area to remove tumor, part of cheek bone and couple of teeth.  They will graft skin from leg or arm then "patch" the hole created from the surgery.  This will require a weeks stay in the hospital (2 days being in ICU to make sure transplant takes), be on breathing & feeding tube.  I'm scared but at this point something has to be done .  Wanted to get feedback on what you guys thinks.  Thanks!!

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