Squamous Cell Carcinoma, SCC, is the most common type in head and neck cancer. Anything with lymph node involvement is stage 3 or 4. It can be a small tumor, T1 or T2 in the TNM staging system, T tumor, N nodes, M distant metastases, which is used more often by the medical community than stages I-IV of disease. Mine was T1N2bM0, and will see similar in other signatures.

http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/discovery-diagnosis/stages-of-cancer.php

10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs