I would say less than that. If its broken through the skin it would likely be a high stage. I would find it hard to believe there wasn't more involvement - though I suppose anything is possible - but if she's so malnourished that sounds like a cross between cachexia - and maybe just the inability to eat - if it is cachexia that is the end stage of cancer. Regardless, if she's not eating tha cancer will take her quickly and they can put the peg in minutes its not a major surgery.

Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan