Had my last follow up appt 4.5 years out last week. Doc didn't like the way the very corner of the flap looked. Took biopsy and came back as cancer. PET scan scheduled this week. He's thinking surgery again. Anyone ever heard of cancer developing on the flap itself? Doc says it can happen, but rare. I can't believe it as i'm HPV -, Non smoker, moderate drinker.

I didn't have radiation before as he wanted to keep that option in case we needed it down the road. He's considering it this time around. I'm a very positive person and am ready to attack this again now that i'm getting used to the fact that its really happening. Scared though. Very scared.

Last edited by dtm74; 02-19-2018 07:17 AM.
-Male, age 43, no smoke or chew, mod drink, HPV -
-started with canker that wouldn't go away
-biopsies over next 8 years showed moderate dysplasia only
-8/13 biopsy showed cancer T1N0M0
-9/13 Partial Gloss w/ free flap from left wrist w/ neck dissection, trach, - no node involvement, no chemo or rad