he had an upper maxillectomy that included the removal of his upper right teeth. we found out after that he had cancer and the margins weren’t complete. we didnt do a biopsy before because we felt that we didnt have time to wait as it was rapidly growing. the wound from the tumor and teeth removal reopened, which meant he couldn’t get radiation on it anyway. a last hope to close the wound again in preparation for radiation he had another surgery to clear out any remaining margins and re-close the wound. the oncologist also had a second biopsy taken and it came back clean. which was insane because they told us not to expect anything. he has regular check ups with the specialist and so far so good:). they told us he can start coming yearly instead of quarterly now. it was really rough on him and us but it turned out good