Hello,

i am also new to this forum...

I was hoping that you could help me with locating some information and possibly a few head/neck specialists....

My mother was recently diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tougue. Today, she visited a head/neck surgeon and gave her a description of the surgerical operation that he would like to perform on her. It included a 12 hour surgery. They want to do a composite resection of the left tongue, left neck dissection, tracheostomy, skin graft reconstruction, and free flap reconstruction. We are going to get a second opinion.

Any ideas on where to go on the east coast?

Also, is anyone farmiliar with alternative treatments?

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
alix