Has anyone else experienced the only identified cancer containing neck node that is decreasing steadily in response to treatment then begins to obviously, visually increase in size? The RO and MO both feel it is some kind of treatment response not disease spread or treatment failure. Said this can happen if there is a bleed near the node or other inflammatory responses in the node.


Wife to DP. DX SCC BOT 1/31/17
First treatment 2/27/2017 Cisplatin 3 times and IMRT
Last treatment 4/18/2017
Clear PET 7/13/2017
PEG removed 8/4/2017