Carcinoma de paladar blando. Descripción de una serie de casos

Introduction and objective: To describe clinical and anatomical features, and surgical treatment including several techniques of reconstructive surgery of soft palate carci-nomas. Description: We conducted a retrospective study with 5 patients. All of them were diagnosed and treated in our department during 2018 and 2019. Discussion: We present our results and make a review on soft palate tumors pointing out anatomical details and most employed reconstructive surgical techniques for soft palate carci-noma´s removal. Conclusions: The incidence of oropharyngeal carcinoma is increas-ing world-wide essentially due to increasing prevalence of human papillomavirus. Soft palate carcinomas are typically HPV negative. Initially, soft palate tumors are silent, and we should suspect them to avoid late diagnosis. Transoral surgery devel-opment has promoted surgical treatment in these tumors and allows better manage-ment and need for adjuvant therapy. Reconstruction is mandatory when resection is over 50% of the soft palate.