Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Some ENT doctors DO do biopsies. The one I went to does them. There doesn't seem to be any hard and fast rule. Maybe some have had more training in that area. Mine also specializes in cancer patients.
Take care, Eileen
---------------------- Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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