"Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 | Follow-up plans vary based on the type and extent of OC you had.
I think you would be classified under the NCCN Guidelines Follow-up Recommendations "Foll-A".
"Foll-A" recommends: - post-treatment imaging of primary and neck within six months of RT treatment and futher reimaging as indicated based on signs/symptoms; NOT routinely recommended for asymptomatic patients. - chest imaging as clinically indicated.
"Foll-A" is what the NCCN classifies as a "Catagory 2B" recommendation in that the CCC's on the board do not have a uniform consensus, but have no major disagreements.
Nevertheless, if a scan (CT, PET/CT or other) will help reduce your worry, then I think you should push for one.
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
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