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Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 78 | Mine was not (large neck lymph node vs tonsil/bot primary SUV). The neck lymph node was significantly higher in SUV. I saw a study on SUVs in oropharanax patients with respect to survival and it had some statistics including average SUVs. May want to take a look for it.
Andrew
age 25
early 10/12 - enlarged lymph node area
01/13 SCC of L tonsil, L BOT, 2 L lymph nodes
stage IVa, T2N2bM0, HPV+
2/13 2 doses cisplatin big bag, 2 doses weekly cisplatin + 35x IMRT
4/13 TX finished
7/13 PET/CT - NED!
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