by sandie » Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:41 am
Hi Denise
How is your mum doing? Last year on 26.5.07 I had surgery (a partial parotidectomy) in England and post op was diagnosed with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of my right parotid gland. I also had a 6 week course of radiotherapy. In April this year I lost the use of my right facial nerve as there was still some residual disease constricting the blood flow to my facial nerve. On 25.6.08 I had more surgery to remove my facial nerve and tissue in my neck and a tumour the size of 20x15mm which the pathology showed to be the same cancer as your Mum has, intermediate Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma. The pathologists are now checking both histology slides from this and last years to see which type of cancer I do have. I will keep you posted as it is difficult to find others with this type of cancer. Have you found anyone else with MC in your investigations?