"Oropharynx" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The middle portion of the pharynx that lies posterior to the mouth, inferior to the SOFT PALATE, and superior to the base of the tongue and EPIGLOTTIS. It has a digestive function as food passes from the mouth into the oropharynx before entering ESOPHAGUS.
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D009960
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MeSH Number(s) |
A04.623.603 A14.724.603
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oropharynx" by people in Profiles.
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Badhey AK, Schwarz JS, Laitman BM, Veremis BM, Westra WH, Yao M, Teng MS, Genden EM, Miles BA. Intraoperative Use of Wide-Field Optical Coherence Tomography to Evaluate Tissue Microstructure in the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 01 01; 149(1):71-78.
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Jategaonkar A, Klimczak J, Agarwal J, Badhey A, Portnoy WM, Damiano A, Chai RL. Syphilis of the oropharynx: Case series of "The Great Masquerader". Am J Otolaryngol. 2019 Mar - Apr; 40(2):143-146.
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Renzette N, Somasundaran M, Brewster F, Coderre J, Weiss ER, McManus M, Greenough T, Tabak B, Garber M, Kowalik TF, Luzuriaga K. Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein 1 genetic variability in peripheral blood B cells and oropharyngeal fluids. J Virol. 2014 Apr; 88(7):3744-55.
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Carlson D, McKeen E, Mitchell M, Torres B, Parad R, Comeau AM, O'Sullivan BP. Oropharyngeal flora in healthy infants: observations and implications for cystic fibrosis care. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009 May; 44(5):497-502.