Soft Palate Cancer

Research

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology has an integrative cancer research program through Mayo Clinic Cancer Center to advance treatment techniques for head and neck cancers. Researchers from multiple disciplines including head and neck surgery, radiation oncology, medical oncology, hematology, immunology and molecular medicine participate in basic science, translational research and organ preservation research.

To find out more about related research, visit the Head and Neck Research Web page.

Publications

Erkal HS, Serin M, Amdur RJ, Villaret DB, Stringer SP, Mendenhall WM. Squamous cell carcinomas of the soft palate treated with radiation therapy alone or followed by planned neck dissection. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2001 Jun 1;50(2):359-66. [Abstract]

Amdur RJ, Mendenhall WM, Parsons JT, Isaacs JH Jr, Million RR, Cassisi NJ. Carcinoma of the soft palate treated with irradiation: analysis of results and complications. Radiother Oncol. 1987 Jul;9(3):185-94. [Abstract]

Selek U, Garden AS, Morrison WH, El-Naggar AK, Rosenthal DI, Ang KK. Radiation therapy for early-stage carcinoma of the oropharynx. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Jul 1;59(3):743-51. [Abstract]

Parsons JT, Mendenhall WM, Stringer SP, Amdur RJ, Hinerman RW, Villaret DB, Moore-Higgs GJ, Greene BD, Speer TW, Cassisi NJ, Million RR. Squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: surgery, radiation therapy, or both. Cancer. 2002 Jun 1;94(11):2967-80. [Abstract]

Calais G, Alfonsi M, Bardet E, Sire C, Germain T, Bergerot P, Rhein B, Tortochaux J, Oudinot P, Bertrand P. Randomized trial of radiation therapy versus concomitant chemotherapy and radiation therapy for advanced-stage oropharynx carcinoma. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1999 Dec 15;91(24):2081-6. [Abstract]