I have had 27 of my 33 IMRT treatments. Two or three weeks ago I noticed two small raised white areas on the side of my tongue (the larger is about the size of a pencil lead). I did not have SCC and you could not see any sign of my original tumor by just looking at the surface tissue. I finally asked my RO about the white patches today. He said they are scar tissue from the radiation and will go away-- nothing to worry about. However, there is this little paranoid thought nagging me because I have learned from reading all the posts from SCC patients that white patches are a concern. So I am wondering if anyone else developed patches like this during radiation therapy and if they did go away?


Susan
Age 51, married with four kids age 11-18, 9/1/2010, Bx: high grade mucoepidermoid CA left sublingual gland.
10/8/2010, wide excision left floor of mouth, modified radical node dissection left neck.
T1N0M0. IMRT started 11/22.
Never smoked, light social drinker
Also happen to be ICU RN