 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 | I am a bit confused here, since the original question by Cheryl seem to me to be asking about a PET-CT during DX (workup).
Since she has had a CT and MRI and has been assigned a stage II, it seem to me that a PET-CT probably is not necessary.
The "Guidelines" for "Oral Cavity", Stage II include:
. Chest Imaging
. CT and/or MRI with contrast.
and to consider a PET-CT for stage III or IV.
Don
TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary
FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm
PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm
HiRes CT 6/21/08
Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08
PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08
35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo
Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11
| 
