Thanks for sharing. so the next step after meeting my doctor today is the three hour MRI on monday and then meetings with different doctors about how it looks and see what they say about treatments. he did emphasize how rare this cancer is and how he has had a special interest in salivary gland cancer. he showed me his publishings on the subject and made me copies. In his 28 years at his practice hes had a couple hundred patients with MEC. 1 out of 80 of his patients with MEC in the palate like mine has had the cancer come back later in life after the surgery. Comforting but not really because its all on my MRI now so I just have to get into that patient mindset for now I guess. Again thanks for sharing I wish you all the best