No - if the tumor is HPV - they sometimes forgo surgery becaus HPV related cancer responds well to radiation. Your comments were right regarding surgery not being status quo for HPV related cancers. Go with what your plans are though I would ask your team at moffit why they recommended surgery - maybe they are having more success with it.

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