 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Jessica... Do not walk... RUN to your ENT. I would rather have it looked at and be certain than leave it and not know. SCC can seed to the nodes in microscopic form and NOT be discovered on a scan or anything until it grows. Nodes are usually painless so this is no indicator. Now I know you had MEC which is not the same as SCC - but cancer is cancer and for the most part one cancer can behave in a similar fashion to others. Clear margins means they got all of the tumor, but it doesn't mean it hasn't spread. Better to be safe than sorry. hugs and good luck.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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