Yvonne,
I was diagnosed in Sept with superficially invasive scc of ventral tongue, 1 mm deep, if that. Very small, not supposed to do anything. It did. I think it depends upon the histology as well. Mine was moderately well differentiated, so not terrible, but apparently some wilder cells got away.
You are probably ok. My doctor at MD Anderson said he had never seen a small tongue lesion such as mine metastasize, and he had seen lots of cases. So that is why he wanted me to go through radiation. The lymph node was also small, but apparently with some microscopic EC extension, so the chemo got added. The surgeon thought he had gotten everything but they are all cautious here.
Don't mean to upset you or muddy the water, but there it is.
Anne
SCC tongue 9/2010, excised w/clear margins:8 X 4 mm, 1 mm deep
Neck Met, 10/2010, 1 cm lymph node; 12/21/'10: Neck Diss 30 nodes, 29 clear, micro ECE node, part tongue gloss, no residual scc
IMRT & 6 cisplatin 1/20/11-2/28/11 at MDA
GIST tumor sarcoma, removed 9/2011, no chemo needed
Clear on both counts as of Fall, 2021
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