Linking China’s Premium Healthcare · Serving Global Health Needs

Breaking down language, channel and process barriers in cross-border care — making the best doctors your personal doctors.
300 Grade-A partner hospitals · 3,000+ leading experts · one-stop service across all specialties

Consult Now How It Works

One-Stop Medical Care in China

International flights · Airport pickup · Nearby hotels
Multilingual interpreters · Full medical escort
Expert matching · Hospital fast-track
Full-cycle treatment · Post-op follow-up

Home > West Medicine > Other Specialties > Oncology

Classroom classification

百科

Soft palate cancer

肿瘤外科

Common symptoms

软腭运动不对称、软腭疼痛、牙关紧闭、腭部穿孔、吞咽痛、衣玉品、吞咽困难、颞部疼痛、食物返流至鼻腔

The pathology of disease

Soft palate cancer is squamous cell carcinoma of oropharynx (soft palate/tonsillar pillars); HPV-associated; smokers; neck nodes; dysphagia.

Symptoms

Sore throat; dysphagia; neck mass; referred otalgia; ulcer; smokers/HPV

Causes

HPV; tobacco; alcohol; betel nut.

Treatment

Radiation/chemoradiation; transoral laser surgery; neck dissection; multidisciplinary

Dept

ENT / head & neck surgery / oncology.

Warm reminder: Health education reference only; seek care at regular hospital.

Family room

肿瘤外科Overview of the Western Medical Room