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Palate, Soft

Known as: soft palates, Velum Palatinum, Muscular palate 
A movable fold suspended from the posterior border of the hard palate. The uvula hangs from the middle of the lower border.
National Institutes of Health

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Benign Soft Palate NeoplasmBenign Uvula NeoplasmBiopsy of Soft PalateBlood supply aspects

Narrower (1)

Cleft Soft Palate

Broader (1)

Oral region

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Review
2003
Review
2003
Meningiomas of the velum interpositum: surgical considerations.
Meningiomas of the third ventricle are a rare subtype of pineal region tumor that arise from the posterior portion of the velum… 
1997
1997
Retroperitoneal round‐cell liposarcoma associated with paraneoplastic pemphigus presenting as lichen planus pemphigoides‐like eruption
A 59‐year old Caucasian woman refugee from Bosnia had been in good health until a year before admission, when she developed… 
1994
1994
Cephalometric studies on the upper airway space in normal Chinese.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
The incidence and relationship of cervical spine anomalies in patients with cleft lip and/or palate.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Soft Palate, Uvula, and Anterior Faucial Pillar
This retrospective study concerns 188 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the soft palate, uvula, and anterior faucial… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
How should adenoidal enlargement be measured? A radiological study based on interobserver agreement.
Review
1981
Review
1981
Epidermoid carcinoma of the palate.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Quadruple sectoranopia and sectorial optic atrophy: a syndrome of the distal anterior choroidal artery.
Loss of upper and lower homonymous sectors in the visual field, and wasting of corresponding sectors in the retinal nerve fibre… 
1973
1973
Histological and ultrastructural observations on the keratinizing epithelia of the palate of the rat.
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Number and distribution of taste buds on the epiglottis, pharynx, larynx, soft palate and uvula in a human newborn
The description of taste buds usually indicates their presence on the dorsum of the tongue and relatively little is said… 
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