Thanks for the biopsy suggestions...I agree of course that biopsy is the gold standard in dx.

However, the ENT she saw last week said: "I wouldn't know what to biopsy...there's nothing to cut."

Not sure what that means, I wasn't there personally to push the issue, but it seems to me a "punch" biopsy would be the way to go.

He can most certainly collect a small sample of the "area" that way.

Thank you again for the support!

Michael | 53 | SCC | Right Tonsil | Dx'd: 06-10-05 | STAGE IV, T3N2bM0 | 3 Nodes R Side | MRND & Tonsillectomy 06/29/05 Dr Fee/Stanford | 8 wks Rad/Chemo startd August 15th @ MSKCC, NY | Tx Ended: 09-27-05 | Cancer free at 16+ Yrs | After-Effects of Tx: Thyroid function is 0, ok salivary function, tinnitus, some scars, neck/face asymmetry, gastric reflux. 2017 dysphagia, L Carotid stent / 2019, R Carotid occluded not eligible for stent.2022 dental issues, possible ORN, memory/recall challenges.