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Carcinoma of soft palate

MedGen UID:
87505
•Concept ID:
C0345555
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Carcinoma of Soft Palate; carcinoma of soft palate; Carcinoma of the Soft Palate; carcinoma of the soft palate; Soft Palate Carcinoma; soft palate carcinoma
SNOMED CT: Carcinoma of soft palate (254435009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021329

Definition

A carcinoma that arises from the soft palate. The majority are squamous cell carcinomas. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCarcinoma of soft palate

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Psychosocial Oncology: Optimizing Outcomes through Interdisciplinary Care in Head and Neck Oncology.
Henry M
Curr Oncol 2023 Jul 19;30(7):6859-6861. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30070501. PMID: 37504361Free PMC Article
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® ipsilateral radiation for squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil.
Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology--Head & Neck Cancer:, Yeung AR, Garg MK, Lawson J, McDonald MW, Quon H, Ridge JA, Saba N, Salama JK, Smith RV, Yom SS, Beitler JJ; American College of Radiology
Head Neck 2012 May;34(5):613-6. Epub 2012 Jan 17 doi: 10.1002/hed.21993. PMID: 22250010
Carcinoma of the oral pharynx: an analysis of subsite treatment heterogeneity.
Osborne RF, Brown JJ
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2004 Jan;13(1):71-80. doi: 10.1016/S1055-3207(03)00117-0. PMID: 15062362

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Interesting association of squamous cell carcinoma of soft palate and tuberculous lymphadenitis.
Erkul E, Cincik H
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015 May;272(5):1295-8. Epub 2014 Dec 14 doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-3440-5. PMID: 25503357

Therapy

Interesting association of squamous cell carcinoma of soft palate and tuberculous lymphadenitis.
Erkul E, Cincik H
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015 May;272(5):1295-8. Epub 2014 Dec 14 doi: 10.1007/s00405-014-3440-5. PMID: 25503357

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