Jerome,

I had a selective left neck in July (no radiation . . . yet) and noticed some thickening and a slight bb-sized lump near the incision line around mid-September. I had a fused CT/PET done and it came out clean, though it showed some "shotty" lymph nodes (as in buckshot). They're calling it operatively caused.

Hope that helps some.

SCC left anterior underside of tongue | Dx 06/15/2006 - T1/T2 N0 M0 | Partial glossectomy and selective ND 07/18/2006 - pathology negative both tongue and lymphs (weird) | Radiation not recommended at present