 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | PET scans this early typically yield false positive results, I am almost surprised that they ordered one this soon - an MRI would have made more sense.
The partial tonsil resection thing doesn't make sense either?!?! I know it's a little late to ask this but is he being treated at a comprehensive cancer center?
Since he received IMRT he might be a candidate for re-irradiation if the cancer is not in the exact same spot. Also there has been some clinical trials with re-irradiation and the results have been promising. The side effects have been less severe then they anticipated.
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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