Present status:
No evidence in other bones or organs, other than two small
lesions in lungs of unknown origin.
Biopsy report from experts at University of
Pennsylvania indicates the relatively
rare spinal
chordoma of the cervical vertebrae.
Here is another useful
link on chordomas.
This diagnosis has been confirmed by Memorial Sloan-Kettering.
Added one slice of my neck CT, with annotation.
Treatment plan: surgery at MemS-K; follow-up photon and proton beam radiation
therapy at Mass General.
Large tumor in right side of neck has been removed (27Oct2004).
From symptoms to diagnosis (Dec'03 to Sep '04)
From diagnosis to surgery (Sep'04 to mid-Oct '04)
Recovery and plans for radiation (Nov'04 to Jan'05)
Radiation therapy in Boston (Jan'05 to Mar'05)
Follow-ups after radiation
therapy (Mar'05 to Aug'05)
Index of Candace's updates