 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Although there are certain characteristics of SSC lesions that may make them look similar, nobody can tell for SURE that a lesion is a SCC, without a biopsy. SCC is not diagnosed from an MRI or a scan. None of the SCC's that I have seen personally or looked at in textbooks have looked the same.
The one that I had on my tongue did not look at all like any that had seen before or have seen after.
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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