ear, nose, and throat disorders
Overview of Mouth, Nose, and Throat Cancers
Staging tests
Before they can select the best form of treatment for a person's mouth, nose, or throat cancer, doctors do Staging Cancer tests to determine how advanced the cancer has become, taking into account the cancer's size, invasion into nearby tissues, and distant spread (metastasis). Cancers of the mouth, nose, and throat are staged according to the size, location, and invasiveness of the original tumor, the number and size of metastases to the Staging tests for cancers of the mouth, nose, and throat usually include imaging tests, typically Computed Tomography (CT) (CT) and/or 