Case report demonstrates successful multi-flap soft palate reconstruction following tumor ablation, highlighting an effective surgical method for restoring normal speech.
A rare acinic cell carcinoma of the soft palate is reported and its potential for recurrence and metastasis discussed. A wide ablation created a speech-crippling defect that was reconstructed with an island flap from the opposite side and a pharyngeal flap for nasal lining and an island flap from the same side for oral cover. Speech is again normal.
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