Hi there,

My granda (74) had biopsies of (R) tonsil and a mass on the (R) side of the neck (lymph node - N1). It has come back as squamous cell carcinoma - positive for P16. The lymph node is secondary and awaiting on results from biopsy. However, his ENT consultant told him he would remove the tonsil rather than carrying out a biopsy but instead left the tonsil and took the biopsy (without any rational given), after the surgery he was told it was cancer and he would be referred to head and neck specialist who would discuss his case in an MDT meeting. He's awaiting results for CT scan too. 
 

My question is what to expect next? He received an appointment for next week to meet with the head and neck specialist, which I presumed would be to confirm diagnosis and prognosis, however, he got another appointment to also meet with the ENT surgeon/consultant the day before. Is it normal to receive two such appointments one after the other, I'm sure one appointment would have been sufficient enough to discuss my grandas diagnosis and plan. 
 

Any advice in general about throat cancer and it's treatment would be much appreciated, even advice to give my granda as he is so nervous and down about his diagnosis and what to expect. 
 

Thanks