Thanks all for the replies.

My sister, my brother and I talked to her today. I am almost certain she will have the surgery. She has a doctor's appointment on Friday. I have a few more questions for the group. Most likely the doctor will clear this question but I would like to know how urgent is the surgery. Should it be done ASAP or can she waits 2-3 weeks? Waiting would allow her to prepare psychologically and to arrange financial and legal matters.

How technically demanding is this surgery (glossectomy plus neck lymph node removal) would her survival/cure rate be higher if done at a top rated US cancer center? This may not be an option.

She stills needs to do a MRI of the neck area, will this decide how many lymph nodes are removed? At the moment the doctors have said all lymph nodes must be removed. Not sure if the MRI results will change that.

Thanks,
Bruno