Stephen, as Dr. Mike pointed out, this second and third opinion thing can get more confusing than helpful at times. We also need to examine our motives when seeking second and third opinions -- are we looking for the best answer, or the answer we find most palatable? Those are often two different things.

In my case, the biopsy was done by my usual ENT (who somehow missed the cancer during my regular appointment -- discovered by anesthesiologist in unrelated surgery), but when diagnosis came back as malignant, I went straight to James Cancer Center. They told me that my best shot for survival was very aggressive treatment regimen, so I went with it. I could have shopped opinions around that perhaps would have suggested less aggressive treatment, which would have been appealing, but would it have been as effective?

We need all the information we can get, but we ultimately still need an objective way of evaluating the differences. I am no oncologist, so I went to one of the best facilities in the country, and figured that if they did not know how to do it, it probably couldn't be done. ;-)

Good luck and keep posting here!