Marie, I'm unsure what "nodal staging" means. I'm still in a fact finding mode. Hope to see another oncologist tomorrow. Are you very familiar with TORS robotic surgery. I was told they could begin in a few weeks. I was also told that a neck dissection should be done at the same time. Do you know or have an opinion if swollen lymphs sometimes shrink on their own after the primary tumor has been removed?

DX in 12/2010. Stage 4 SCC HPV+ BOT swollen lymph. I've spent the past 3 years away from medical treatments. Instead I've focused on good nutrition, active exercise, singing, laughing, oral exercises and such. I've had neither pain nor discomfort. But I haven't been able to kill the cancer. So, I'm now considering robotic surgery and/or radiation.