I'm trying to make sure I understand things better before we go to Sloan.
The thing I seem to be having the most confusion with right now is the whole nodes thing and how it factors in.

If I understand the very brief explanation from the ENT my husband has node involvement on the same side of the tumor. The nodes range from 1.8-2.6. There may also be a small node on the other side(unclear?). No size given. Didn't show on the MRI but "something" showed on the PET.

As I mentioned earlier he is presuming the nodes are malignant because the biopsy was.

Should we be asking for a needle biopsy(should one have been done already?). Is that the only sure way to dx CA? Does it matter how many nodes are involved? He couldn't tell me how many were involved on the right side.
Does the amount matter? How do they usually figure that out?

I understand that node involvement would (or could) alter the treatment plan but does the amount and size affect the tx plan as well? Just wondering how concerned I should be that he was so vague about it.
That's why I was wondering what people mean when they say things about the nodes in their signature line.