I asked for them to just take out the suspicious nodes but the ENT dr said that they used to jut 'cherry pick' the nodes but now just take them all as its safer. I asked for the PET but they said this was only necessary if the we were looking for a primary tumor. They basically said that they're going in aggressive with this because of my age and the type of cancer it is. I still think the neck disection is not needed but don;t want live with the uncertainty of 'what if'. I'm booked in for surgery on Tuesday....
David I'm interested in why they didn't take yours out if you had a positive FNA?

Monica,33 Mum of 3. Former smoker
SCC right lateral tongue. Intially thought to be cell dysplasia and dx as SCC after surgical excision.
Nov 2010- partial glossectomy (1cm in width), partial neck dissection. Margins clear, nothing found in nodes- YAY! Benign tumor on saliva gland.