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Review
. 1991 Feb;143(2):7-9.

Carcinoma of the soft palate and uvula

R E Jamerson  1 , J A White
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  • PMID: 2010666
Review

Carcinoma of the soft palate and uvula

R E Jamerson et al. J La State Med Soc. 1991 Feb.

Abstract

Carcinoma of the soft palate and uvula is a rare form of oropharyngeal neoplasm with incidence ranging from 5% to 12% of all oropharyngeal carcinomas. The lesions are more commonly found in men in the sixth and seventh decade of life. Because of the high incidence of potential velopharyngeal incompetence, surgical resections are usually reserved for the lesions confined to the uvula, where larger lesions are treated with radiation therapy.

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