Background: Management and preservation of the soft palate is dependent on clinical stage and tumor histology.However, available literature is scarce regarding the palate preservation with the use of laser CO2.Objectives:We report the results obtained after management with laser surgery and soft palate preservation inthree patients with salivary gland neoplasms.Method:Three patients with minor salivary gland tumors were treated by means of transoral laser microsurgery.All tumors were assessed using magnetic resonance imaging. All tumors were >3 cm. Soft palate function waspreserved and reconstruction was performed with primary closure. Patients began oral feeding the same day andwere discharged after 24 h.Conclusions:Transoral laser microsurgery is recommended for treatment of soft palate tumors. This treatment canbe considered a better option when compared with other modalities such as radio- or chemoradiotherapy whichrequire a longer time of treatment, are more expensive and tend to produce significant toxicity.
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