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Soft palate cancer

MedGen UID:
57552
Concept ID:
C0153376
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of soft palate; Malignant Neoplasm of Soft Palate; malignant neoplasm of soft palate; Malignant Neoplasm of the Soft Palate; malignant neoplasm of the soft palate; Malignant Soft Palate Neoplasm; malignant soft palate neoplasm; Malignant Soft Palate Tumor; malignant soft palate tumor; malignant soft palate tumour; Malignant tumor of soft palate; Malignant Tumor of Soft Palate; malignant tumor of soft palate; Malignant Tumor of the Soft Palate; malignant tumor of the soft palate; malignant tumour of soft palate; malignant tumour of the soft palate; soft palate cancer
SNOMED CT: Malignant tumor of soft palate (363388009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004611

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the soft palate. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Henry M
Curr Oncol 2023 Jul 19;30(7):6859-6861. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30070501. PMID: 37504361Free PMC Article
Kim D, Siegel J, Chouake RJ, Geliebter J, Zalvan CH
Ear Nose Throat J 2021 Aug;100(7):546-551. Epub 2019 Oct 3 doi: 10.1177/0145561319871228. PMID: 31581834
Ruda JM, Krakovitz P, Rose AS
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2012 Jun;45(3):653-69, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2012.03.005. PMID: 22588042

Curated

NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), Head and Neck Cancers, 2024

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ma H, Zhong Q, Hou L, Feng L, He S, Lian M, Zhao Y, Wang R, Fang J
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Dec;280(12):5507-5518. Epub 2023 Aug 2 doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-08131-5. PMID: 37530858Free PMC Article
Melan JB, Philouze P, Pradat P, Benzerdjeb N, Blanc J, Ceruse P, Fuchsmann C
Eur J Surg Oncol 2021 Sep;47(9):2265-2271. Epub 2021 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.04.044. PMID: 33994058
Fries CA, Al Deek N, Wei FC
Head Neck 2019 Jul;41(7):2085-2092. Epub 2019 Jan 28 doi: 10.1002/hed.25662. PMID: 30693590
Douglas WG, Rigual NR, Giese W, Bauer J, Wiseman SM, Loree TR, Schwarz J, Alrawi S, Hicks WL Jr
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005 Jul;133(1):66-9. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.03.007. PMID: 16025055

Diagnosis

Nagata S, Ota K, Nagata M, Shinohara M
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012 Dec;41(12):1458-62. Epub 2012 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2012.07.017. PMID: 22921451

Therapy

Esche BA, Haie CM, Gerbaulet AP, Eschwege F, Richard JM, Chassagne D
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1988 Sep;15(3):619-25. doi: 10.1016/0360-3016(88)90303-3. PMID: 3138213

Prognosis

Melan JB, Philouze P, Pradat P, Benzerdjeb N, Blanc J, Ceruse P, Fuchsmann C
Eur J Surg Oncol 2021 Sep;47(9):2265-2271. Epub 2021 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.04.044. PMID: 33994058
Nagata S, Ota K, Nagata M, Shinohara M
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012 Dec;41(12):1458-62. Epub 2012 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2012.07.017. PMID: 22921451
Douglas WG, Rigual NR, Giese W, Bauer J, Wiseman SM, Loree TR, Schwarz J, Alrawi S, Hicks WL Jr
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005 Jul;133(1):66-9. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.03.007. PMID: 16025055

Clinical prediction guides

Ma H, Zhong Q, Hou L, Feng L, He S, Lian M, Zhao Y, Wang R, Fang J
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Dec;280(12):5507-5518. Epub 2023 Aug 2 doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-08131-5. PMID: 37530858Free PMC Article
Melan JB, Philouze P, Pradat P, Benzerdjeb N, Blanc J, Ceruse P, Fuchsmann C
Eur J Surg Oncol 2021 Sep;47(9):2265-2271. Epub 2021 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.04.044. PMID: 33994058
Fries CA, Al Deek N, Wei FC
Head Neck 2019 Jul;41(7):2085-2092. Epub 2019 Jan 28 doi: 10.1002/hed.25662. PMID: 30693590
Yuan RT, Sun Y, Bu LX, Jia MY
Mol Med Rep 2015 Jun;11(6):4496-500. Epub 2015 Jan 22 doi: 10.3892/mmr.2015.3240. PMID: 25625701
Kang HG, Park MC, Lim H, Kim JH, Lee IJ
J Craniofac Surg 2013 Mar;24(2):458-60. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31826cfecf. PMID: 23524714

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