 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Tami, there are a couple of issues here. First off most scan modalities can't pick up tumors larger than 2mm anyway and a lot of the time it's scar tissue or other false alarms. The early scans can cause a lot of angst. They will be examining her with visualization and palpation which is the gold standard for followup anyway.
They should have done a midpoint ct so they should have a clue whether it worked or not...
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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