Diagnosis & Staging

Biopsy is the solitary certain way for the doctor to recognize whether a part of the body has cancer or not in most of cases. Doctor takes a minor sample of tissue for analysis in a laboratory. If this is not conceivable, then the doctor may recommend additional tests that will support to make a diagnosis.

In Imaging tests such as CT scan or MRI are usually engaged to envision the head and neck area. Form of imaging test ordered depends on the location and extent of the lesion and at times a mixture of the examinations may be used.