AUG 18, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Identifying Velopharyngeal Dysfunction in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
The Laryngoscope
A retrospective, multi-centre case series identifying risk factors for velopharyngeal dysfunction after head and neck cancer treatment, without a control arm or prospective design; raises associations but does not establish causation or quantify effect sizes.
Reported
Sample size142
Primary tumor subsitesoropharyngeal and oral cavity most common
Disease stage distributionAdvanced-stage disease (T3-T4) more common…