Hi all - I used to post on this forum relatively frequently when I had my initial treatment for SCC of the tongue back in 2008 - I was 29. Since then, I've had no significant recurrence scares. Life had pretty much gone back to 'normal' and I thought that being seven years since my original diagnosis - the statistical chances of ever having a recurrence were now pretty much 0%.

Fast forward seven years to today - and I'm really scared for the first time in a long time. I have developed a large lesion on the flap/graft in my mouth. (I lost 25% of my tongue in my original surgeries). This lesion is about 1cm x 0.5cm. I saw my GP today and he wants me to see the ENT asap. The GP also felt my lymph nodes and they seem to be enlarged on the left side - the same side as the lesion.

Is it even possible for a new tumor to form on the graft rather than the actual tongue? I always expected that if there ever was a new tumor - it would appear on the tongue itself, not the graft.

The GP did say that it could very well be an infection of some sort - so I'm trying to keep that in perspective. He is very thorough and did a swab to get me tested for (ick) herpes. But given the size of the lesion I'm really worried. I'm seeing the ENT next week.