Soft palate pain

Introduction Soft palate pain is due to the early onset of soft palate cancer, only the symptoms of oropharyngeal discomfort, the symptoms are not obvious, easy to be ignored. After the occurrence of bad breath, sore throat, swallowing pain, can be radiated to the same side and neck, the use of antibiotics can temporarily relieve symptoms. In the advanced stage, dysphagia may occur and sound changes may occur. Soft palate fixation, destruction, and perforation may cause food to flow back to the nasal cavity; upward or outward invasion of the nasopharynx or parapharyngeal space may have closed jaws, difficulty in opening the mouth, otitis media, and pain in the ankle. And occasionally cranial nerve involvement.

Cause

The etiology is similar to other malignant tumors in the oropharynx, and is related to internal factors such as neuropsychology, endocrinology, heredity, and body immunity, as well as external factors such as physics, chemistry, or biology.

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Blood routine oral endoscope

Soft sputum cancer is easy to find, and there may be superficial ulcers, soft asymmetry of soft palate, etc., and the palpation lesions are harder, and biopsy is needed for diagnosis.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of soft palate pain:

Soft palate superficial ulcer: soft palate is located in the posterior third of the sputum, the basis of which is striated muscle, and the surface is also mucosal. Soft palate cancer accounts for 13.5% of the primary malignant tumor of the ankle. The etiology is similar to other malignant tumors in the oropharynx. The pathological type is more common in glandular epithelium, followed by squamous epithelium, and malignant melanoma is the third. Sarcoma is rare.

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