Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,409 Likes: 1 | Andr3w, you should send your doctors to this site and tell them to poke around a little.
In my case the lump appeared more or less suddenly and it was about the size of a walnut. When they eventually cut me open to remove it they found a second smaller one malignant that I hadn't even felt. So you should definitely push these guys!
Keep us posted.
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
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