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Figure 31: a – 87-year-old patient with significant oropharyngeal dysphagia after extended partial resection of the right oropharynx and right-sided neck dissection and radiochemotherapy (transoral endoscopy); b – very viscous saliva, scarred right-sided velum; the scars extend over the posterior oropharyngeal wall to the contralateral side, additionally there is a transportation disorder of the tongue (transnasal endoscopy); c – tissue formations (arrow) in the pharynx or esophagus cause globus sensation and/or dysphagia complaints (radiography, different patient).