Had my PEt scan three months after chemo and radiation therapy ended. It was reported to me that there is "still some increased uptake at BOT." That means increased metabolic activity which might or might not mean there is still some tumor there. It might also mean there is residual inflammation, etc., going on there.

I wish I knew more. I guess this means another biopsy and then who knows. Very discouraged.


2/2014 SCC T4aN2bM0 HPV+ Tonsil/BOT
3/3/2014 PEG and port
3/10/2014 Chemoradiation therapy begins 260 mg Cisplatin x3, 2.12 Gy rads x33
4/23/2014 Final Cisplatin infusion
4/25/2014 Final radiation treatment
7/17/2014 PET scan. Lymph nodes clear. Primary tumor reduced both size and SUV (borderline hypermetabolic) so it's inconclusive.
8/2/2014 PEG tube removed.
11/24/2014 Saw MO, RO, ENT, and Head & Neck Surg. over past 10 days - all agree no recurrence but enhanced surveillance will continue.