title: Carcinoma of the soft palate and uvula.
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.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Otolaryngology, Tulane Medical Center, Head & Neck Surgery, New Orleans.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Jamerson
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D010160:Palate, Soft; D015996:Survival Rate; D014609:Uvula