title: [Prosthetic rehabilitation in patients with malignant tumors of the soft palate. A clinical case report].
abstract: Soft palate neoplasms are relatively rare and their care requires not only an adequate surgical removal but also a post-treatment rehabilitation. In this article the authors after having considered the importance of the soft palate function on the individual's ability to shallow and speak, describe one case of squamous cell carcinoma of the soft palate and treated with surgery followed by prosthetic rehabilitation. Especially it is pointed out the utility of a palatal obturator in the care of deleterious esthetic and psychological aspect of the residual anatomical defect, considering the possibility of the re-establishment the integrity of the tissues and structures in the oral cavity by hand-made prosthesis more and more exact and functional.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Tumori Regina Elena, Roma.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cianfriglia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manieri
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fioravanti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Riabilitazione protesica nei pazienti con tumori maligni del palato molle. Presentazione di un caso clinico.