Epiglottitis is an inflammation of the epiglottis â the flap at the base of the tongue that keeps food from going into the trachea (windpipe).f epiglottitis is suspected, attempts to visualise the epiglottis using a tongue depressor are strongly discouraged for this reason; therefore, diagnosis is made on basis of direct fibreoptic laryngoscopy carried out in controlled environment like an operating room.
Re-induction chemotherapy. This stage is used to treat ALL if it has come back after treatment. It is also used if a person still has signs of ALL after remission induction therapy.
Secondary cancers are cancers that develop as a result of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. These cancers are usually unrelated to the first disease a patient suffered from. Rather, they are a long-term side effect of the treatment used to combat the original cancer. These side-effects can occur months or years after a patient enters remission.