Hi All,

My mom completed her radiation (40 sittings of IMRT) about 20 days ago, she had a scan done yesterday which showed a node at the neck, she also has ulcers in her tongue because of the radiation. The doctor says that the node is only a result of the tongue problems (is there a connection?) and that the node shouldn't be a cause for worry and should go away once the ulcers in the tongue go away. They want her to go back in a couple of weeks when they'll check how it's going; both our initial doctor and the radiation therapist feel that the node isn't a cause for worry. I'm not sure what to make of this information. Is it true that the node (side of the neck, about 1.5x0.5 cm) is related (and only because of) to the ulcers in the tongue? Have any of you experienced/seen anything similiar?

Thanks,
Ashwin.