One question is whether or not that uptake was present on previous scans. Inflammation and increased cellular activity associated with healing will cause increased uptake. I hope that that is the explanation, though if it was not there previously, it has to be looked into.

Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!