… For individuals in the present study who had less than half of the soft palate resected, mean
nasalance values after surgery were 14% at the pre-RT time and 11% at the post-RT time. …

… surgery (TORS) is a fascinating new technique that has been shown to be a safe and feasible
treatment for selected oropharyngeal cancers. … pharyngeal and soft palate reconstructed …

… The incidence of oral cavity cancer and oropharyngeal cancer … In the year 2012, oral cavity
and oropharyngeal cancer was … The oropharyngeal space is located between the soft palate …

… Our study findings demonstrate that upfront surgery for oropharyngeal cancer involving
soft palate and free flap reconstruction is a valid treatment option for patients. Functional …

… reconstructive technique. Yet it is useful for relatively small oral cavity and (oro)pharyngeal
tumors… Soft palate reconstruction following oropharyngeal resection warrants special attention …

… had soft palate reconstruction after primary resection for cancer of … types of defects and
reconstruction techniques used to … Seventy to eighty percent of oropharyngeal cancers originate …

… location associated with poor functional outcome following surgery, such as tumor of the
soft palate, or for patients with severe comorbidities that do not allow surgical treatment. …

… , obturators, palatal augmentation prostheses) can diminish function losses considerably.
Surgery for oral and oropharyngeal cancer yields function … with invasion of the soft palate [11]. …

… composite tongue base/palatal/pharyngeal defects may be … for oropharyngeal and
hypopharyngeal reconstruction as well… of reconstruction and rehabilitation of oropharyngeal …

… Unsurprisingly, tumor involvement of the soft palate was associated with nasal speech, … The
radial forearm free flap is considered to be the best option in soft palate reconstruction as this …