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Soft Palate

Aka: Soft Palate

See Also
1. Oral Exam
Exam
1. Do not palpate (provokes a strong Gag Reflex)
2. Observe asymmetry of Soft Palate when says "Eee"
3. Soft Palate is a cancer prone site!
  1. Observe for white persistent lesions (Leukoplakia)
  2. Observe for red lesions that cannot be wiped away
Management
1. Indications to biopsy Soft Palate lesions:
  1. Suspicious lesion not resolved in 2 weeks
  2. Tobacco abuse history

Palate, Soft (C0030219)
Definition (NCI)	The back, muscular (not bony) part of the roof of the mouth.
Definition (MSH)	A movable fold suspended from the posterior border of the hard palate. The uvula hangs from the middle of the lower border.
Definition (NCI)	A movable fold suspended from the posterior border of the hard palate. (MeSH)
Concepts	Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component (T023)
MSH	D010160
SnomedCT	49460000
HL7	PLATS
English	Palate, Soft, Palates, Soft, Palatinum, Velum, Velum Palatinum, Palatum molle, Velum palatinum, soft palates, palate soft, soft palate, Soft Palate, Soft palate, Soft palate structure, Soft palate structure (body structure)
French	Voile du palais, Velum palatinum, Palais mou
Swedish	Mjukgom
Czech	patro měkké
Finnish	Pehmeä suulaki
Russian	NEBO MIAGKOE, NEBNAIA ZANAVESKA, НЕБНАЯ ЗАНАВЕСКА, НЕБО МЯГКОЕ
Italian	Velo palatino, Velopendulo, Palato molle
Latvian	Aukslējas, mīkstās, Mīkstās aukslējas
Polish	Podniebienie miękkie
Japanese	口蓋帆, 軟口蓋
Spanish	estructura del paladar blando (estructura corporal), estructura del paladar blando, paladar blando, velo del paladar, velo palatino, Paladar Blando, Velo del Paladar
German	Gaumen, weicher, Gaumensegel, Velum palatinum
Dutch	Gehemelte, zacht, Palatum molle, Velum palatinum, Zacht gehemelte
Portuguese	Palato Mole, Véu Palatino
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)