Hi, I have a question about surgery. Richard's doctor said that they would only do surgery to remove the lymph node if they found no primary. Otherwise he would have TX and chemo and that the node would shrivel up. I'm reading much about neck dissection and I'm unclear as to why that would be necessary if the TX and chemo eliminates the cancer. Sorry ahead of time if this is a lame question, but I know I'll get an answer here. Thanks, Geri