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My aunty had tongue and neck cancer advanced stage. She has a wound at neck its became like a hole. It is increasing day by day. And some what bad smell coming when white discharge releasing from that hole. She is suffering with fully pain. To relief pain she is using morphine sulphate 10 mg tablet's thrice per day. But that pain is not controlling and is that hole will be recover? Is that hole become normal? Please if you have any alternative solutions share it to me. Thank you.
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It is oro cutaneous fistula. Poor prognosis.
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She must see an oncologist surgeon to determine staging of disease, response to radiation/chemotherapy. If some leaking sinus can be excused, your surgeon can determine by checking, wound may heal after surgical care, closing.
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This whole is not normal. There is hardly any chance to recover Tongue neck cancer with whole in the neck is in advanced stage.
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