SCC in the cavernous sinus

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I have joined this forum as my husband has been diagnosed with SCC behind his left eye, in the brain area, cavernous sinus. He had no lesion/growth on his skin, that we know of, it has taken nearly a year to properly diagnose that the growth is SCC. 

He had a biopsy performed (Oct 25) by going in behind his eye as some of the growth had come through to his eye socket. He has been told that his case is very unusual, not something they have seen in our part of the country or heard of from anywhere else. 

As surgery is a no go because of the area of the brain the growth is, he is having immunotherapy, initial scans show that the growth has grown but this could be as a first sign of immunotherapy working. They are also looking at radiotherapy on some of the growth. 


I was just wondering if anyone out there has had anything similar and if there is anything else we could be doing to help him fight the SCC. Thank you 

  • Hi Tynemouth

    Sorry to hear about your husband's SCC. I haven't heard of it like this before - I hope someone in the group can help you and I wish you both well Blush