Let me repeat myself from my earlier post:
I would get his cancer slides tested for
HPV which I am 70% certain will test positive. I'm also guessing here that he's a non smoker, if not that will change everything. Assuming non smoking I would then seek another opinion from a comprehensive cancer center who deals with
HPV+ SCC tonsil primaries every day. My best guess is that he can avoid the surgery and just (not be belittle that Just word) do the concurrent chemo and rad. Whatever you do don't let some cut happy doc perform any cuttings until you get him tested for
HPV AND get a 2nd opinion.
PLEASE heed my advice before you let any ENT, who is a trained surgeon, perform a radical neck dissection or even a partial ND. I am relatively sure he will test positive for
HPV and would avoid surgery if in the hands of a comprehensive cancer center.