How would you manage worsening severe macroglossia affecting function in a patient after definitive chemoradiation in the subacute setting for p16+ SCC of the base of tongue?
In an otherwise healthy patient with no contributory PMH, medications and without any evidence of disease.
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I don’t think that I’ve ever seen it in the absence of a surgical procedure such as a bilateral neck dissection causing edema?