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Parapharyngeal mass presenting with sleep apnoea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. Veitch ,
M. Rogers  and
J. Blanshard
D. Veitch*
Affiliation:
London
M. Rogers
Affiliation:
London
J. Blanshard
Affiliation:
London
*
D. Veitch, FRCS The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8DA.
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Abstract

A 60-year-old man presented with a history of progressive sleep disturbance due to an intraoral parapharyngeal salivary gland tumour.

The sleep study performed post-operatively showed rapid resolution of nocturnal hypoxic episodes. This appears to be the first recorded case of a parapharyngeal mass causing sleep apnoea and we review the current literature on obstructive sleep apnoea.

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Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 10 , October 1989 , pp. 961 - 963
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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