Background A 68-year-old male diagnosed with left-side renal cell carcinoma, and in clinical remission for 3 years following a nephrectomy, presented with a 2-month history of progressive difficulty ...

Many processes are at play when you breathe, talk, and eat. Although these actions may seem ordinary, hundreds of muscles and bones are required for these basic functions. One of these necessary ...

About 3 in 5 people with soft palate cancer live for at least 5 years if they receive a diagnosis and treatment before the cancer spreads. Several factors can affect survival and life expectancy. Soft ...

The government has been urged to develop or revise newborn healthcare guidelines to include palate examination to ensure appropriate support with nutritional and surgical referral. In a report ...

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by repeated, reversible episodes of apnoea (temporary suspension of breathing) and hypopnoea (abnormally slow or shallow respiration) during sleep, loud ...

A 42-year-old previously well man was referred to our dermatology clinic for evaluation of a lesion on his soft palate. The lesion had appeared suddenly without precipitating trauma, had grown rapidly ...