" AJCC stage I-IV patients are eligible provided they are M0 and N0-2b. " age 18, and Karnofsky performance status 70 " patients must sign a study-specific informed consent form " Patients with: N3/N2C/ M1 disease, salivary gland diseases like Sjogren's syndrome, prior or concurrent malignancy, prior or concurrent malignancy, pre-epiglottic space involvement on pathological examination, involvement of level I nodes on either side of neck, post op recurrent disease at presentation will not be eligible for this study.