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02-HandoutsResonanceandVPD - Cook Children's

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Treatment for Oral Cavity of<br />

Nasopharyngeal Tumors<br />

• Radiation therapy shrinks abnormal and<br />

surrounding normal tissue<br />

• Ablative surgery removes tissue<br />

• Both increase nasopharyngeal space, making<br />

closure more difficult<br />

Velopharyngeal Incompetence<br />

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