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Scopy guidance
My father aged 75 has swallowing issues and took a CT Neck and found this in the impression
"Soft tissue density lesion involving the base of tongue , right vallecula and right lateral pharyngeal wall. -Suggested scopy correlation"
We are planning to go for a scopy soon, is it done as op? Or do we need to prepare similar like endoscopy procedure? They said biopsy might be taken during the scopy. Pls advise if it can be done in the doctor's room itself?
Q2. Can it be a cancer? (No weight loss so far)
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Yes, it will be an ot procedure if they are planning biopsy in the same sitting. Confirmatory diagnosis can not be said without a biopsy report. Cancer cannot be ruled out as of now.
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Dr. Baisali Sarkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
12 yrs exp
Kolkata
Preferable to do in OT
Biopsy if needed can be taken in same sitting.
Yes it may or may not be cancer, Histopathological examination of Biopsy tissue is ultimate.
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Dr. Jaimini Thakkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
6 yrs exp
Anand
Better to do it in OT.
Diagnosis can be confirmed after biopsy.
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Dr. Nafisa Parveen
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
18 yrs exp
Delhi
It's better to do in ot.. cancer will be confirmed by histopathological examination.
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Dr. Satguru Saran Singh
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
6 yrs exp
Bareilly
It is endoscopy procedure ,
To take biopsy it is decided after endoscopy
Cancer to be rule out by the report of biopsy
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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
28 yrs exp
Bangalore
Possible. Suggest you get a copy done at a Cancer Hospital as the pathology department will be better equipped with most cancer markers
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