I woudn't say it was visible on the surface, but was palpable by me and the doctors from my last visit, a few weeks, so a CT was taken, and showed a metastases, which was to the epidermal layer of skin. The area removed in level V was about the size of a silver dollar on the skin, in addition too, the neck dissection incision, other cancer, I believe was in level lll, a pec flap to protect the carotid, have more radiation, IORT during surgery. Then Chemoradiation...IMRT, Erbitux and Taxotere, followed after 6 weeks healing.

My scan was clear 3 months post treatments, but had a recurrence 6 months later, so I had my carotid artery removed since it was now involved, IORT during surgery, followed by Proton Therapy and Chemo, Carboplatin.

I had clear scans three month, and 6 months after this last treatment. In addition too a head and Neck MRI, CT scan for unrelated procedures.