Head neck scc oropharynx HPV pos 16 unknown primary

Chemo and radiation. Because of the unknown primary they did chemo also. 

Then it’s almost certain they got all the cancer 

I know it’s hard but it’s now a waiting game. 

markmac said:

Because of the unknown primary they did chemo also. 

Yes that but also lymph node involvement usually calls for chemotherapy too. 

Before treatment started, he had ct/ pet scans.lungs were clear then.  That was in august.  Before treatment which was in November they did another ct.  that’s where they saw the lung nodule. Said they wd check that at hos follow up pet scan in april

One lymph node was affected

You just have to wait. There’s nothing to be done till you have results on the next scan. I guess the doctors can’t tell you what they themselves don’t know 

They say too soon to ck because it’s only 2-3 mm plus the scan will only show inflammation because the treatments are still working in his body. 

markmac said:

They say too soon to ck because it’s only 2-3 mm plus the scan will only show inflammation because the treatments are still working in his body. 

Yes PET can’t differentiate very well between cancer and inflammation I had a hotspot at original cancer site. 
2-3mm is too small to biopsy too 

My cancer was never staged.  At least I never knew what the stage was.  I have an unusual pathway. 

I never smoked and I was HPV+ with a tumor eventually making an appearance in my base of tongue.  Prior to that they had investigated tonsils and nasal passages. 

I’m just worried because he was a smoker when diagnosed. He slipped a few times during treatment.