Im sorry you didnt get a more definite diagnosis with your CT scan! Scans can pick up some very small things, if I remember correctly its 2cm or anything bigger than a grain of rice. Heres a link from our main OCF website that will give you more info about how oral cancer (OC) is diagnosed. Our main site has page after page of correct medical info all about OC, diagnosis, treatments, recovery, etc. You can read for hours all about OC.

Main OCF site, Diagnosis of OC



Christine
SCC 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 smile