My spouse had SCC on the left later tongue which was removed with a glossecromy with clear margins. A left neck dissection was also done and one node was positive on the left neck.

About a month after the surgery a palpable node popped up on the right neck toward the middle of the jaw bone. The node was not painful. About 5 different doctors (surgeons, ENT, RO) felt it and said it was not cancerous. The ENT at our CCC ordered an fine needle aspiration biopsy which showed no sign of cancer in the node. Following the FNA, radiation treatment started to both sides of the neck and the node dis-appeared. This was over a year ago. Two CT scans have been done as follow up since and have shown no sign of node enlargement on the right side.

Good luck and I hope you get good results.

CG to wife;
Jan 2005 DX SCC Tongue T2N1MO; RND surgery Mar 2005; 35 XRT and 4 cisplatin completed Jul 2005.
Dec 2006 tongue surgery, Scar tissue no cancer.
Feb 2010 neck node FNA - negative.
2010 ORN right jaw plus fracture
2015 ORN left jaw plus fracture
Feb 2016 Lower jaw reconstruction by Fibula free flap+titanium plate - Permanent G-tube
June 2016 Difficulty breathing - Permanent Trachea tube
Dec 2019 DX Cervical cancer - Stage 1 - Surgery Jan 16 2020.
15-20 esophagus/larynx dilations