 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF!
What Ive seen here regarding false positives is with the PET scan, not the CT. I have to assume anything is possible. Swelling or infection can cause the scans to light up and show false positive results. Im surprised if your father finished rads only last month that he was given a scan so quickly. He needs time to recover and for the swelling to go down. Usually a follow up scan is done 3-4 months post rads.
Our saying around here goes.... its not cancer until the biopsy says it is.
Wishing your father all the best with his follow up appointments. Hoping it turns out to be nothing more than doing the scan too quickly after finishing rads.
Best wishes!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
