Hello,
I'm a previous poster to this site, but it's been a while. I finished treatment in May (this year). I had Stage 2-3 (depending on which doc I talked to) oral SCC in the lateral tongue towards the back of my mouth. Did 35 IMRT days and 3 rounds of Cisplatin. Surgery was deemed to be too invasive due to the size/location of the tumor.

Finally got to do my PET scan to see if we got it all. My doc said prior to the PET that he could still feel a bit of mass in there but just couldn't tell if it was fibrosis or leftover/recurrent tumor. Got the PET scan about two weeks ago.

The PET scan came back suspicious for activity in the same general area as my tumor was, and a biopsy was recommended. I had the biopsy surgery yesterday and am now awaiting results.

I know it's different with everybody, but I'm curious if anybody had experience with the first round of treatment not getting it all?

thanks
Steve

Age 41 - Stage 2 SCC tongue Dx 2/06. Cisplatin x3, IMRT x35. Mets to neck node discovered 7/07. RND 40 nodes removed, margins not clear. Cisplatin, Taxotere, 5-FU Fall 07, then IMXT/Erbitux for 7 wks. Inoperable mets to both lungs and pleura Dx Oct'08. 4 cycles Carboplatin, Erbitux, 5-FU so far.