Good Call Rob!

I have had false negatives with a PET scan and FNA in relation to a cancerous node that was identified as suspicious on a CT scan. The decision when faced with the conflicting information was to remove the suspicious node, do a frozen section, then if it came back positive (which it did), proceed to conduct a selective neck dissection. This was the only positive node, but due to extracapsular spread I then had chemo/radiation.

On the whole I have to say the impact of the ND was not as great as the Radiation.....but I do have a crooked smile!

All the best!

Sue


55 y/o
SCC LL Tongue 3/27/07
Part. mandibulectomy 9/2/07
Left ND 5/12/08
RT/Chemo
Rec LL Tongue 07/09
Part gloss 8/5 & 8/25
Surg 10/28/09 re mets to R neck & L jaw
RT & Chemo finished 12/22/09
PEG fitted 05/06/10
L buccal SCC 10/10
freeflap (forearm)surgery 2/28/11 L buccal and gingiva