Gary, thanks for all that good info. I note that you mention that nodal involvement always means stage III or IV... interesting. I was told that my cancer was stage II with unknown primary, but yet I had two infected nodes - the initial one that drove me to my doc, submandibular and the size of a walnut, and a second much smaller one that the surgeon found during my neck dissection.

Any thoughts? (I'll also be interested to read anything you might have to say about Don's MRI question!)

Many thanks.
David 2

David 2
SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18