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The oropharynx is contiguous with the oral cavity anteriorly, the larynx and hypopharynx inferiorly, and the nasopharynx superiorly. It is commonly divided into four subsites: the tonsillar region, base of the tongue, soft palate, and pharyngeal wall
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Setton, J., Poon, I., Riaz, N., Scher, E., Lee, N. (2014). Oropharyngeal Carcinoma. In: Lee, N.Y., Riaz, N., Lu, J.J. (eds) Target Volume Delineation for Conformal and Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2014_1024
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