Today my husband begins radiation/chemo treatments for parotid gland cancer that had spread to a few lymph nodes in his neck as well as his auricular nerve and skeletal muscle. He tells me he has a wooden ear! (we survive stressful times with humor). Mayo and Cleveland Clinic have been unable to identify the type of cancer but we know it's high grade and very aggressive. From first symptom to surgery was 6-1/2 weeks and so much damage had been done. Mayo has done an extensive genetic panel on this thing, and we are looking forward to talking with someone who can explain them. So he has the cancer with no name but today begins treatment to kick it's butt!