Parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea
Lipoma of the parapharyngeal space is very rare, only three cases having been reported in the literature. A parapharyngeal space lipoma causing obstructive sleep apnoea has not been reported before. A 60-year-old man presented at the ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinic with a history of loud snoring a...
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| author | Abdullah, B.J.J. Liam, C.K. Kaur, H. Mathew, K.M. |
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| description | Lipoma of the parapharyngeal space is very rare, only three cases having been reported in the literature. A parapharyngeal space lipoma causing obstructive sleep apnoea has not been reported before. A 60-year-old man presented at the ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinic with a history of loud snoring associated with sleep apnoea secondary to a right parapharyngeal space lipoma. The causes of sleep apnoea and the radiological features of a parapharyngeal space lipoma are discussed. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-41322013-01-07T03:18:34Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/4132/ Parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea Abdullah, B.J.J. Liam, C.K. Kaur, H. Mathew, K.M. R Medicine Lipoma of the parapharyngeal space is very rare, only three cases having been reported in the literature. A parapharyngeal space lipoma causing obstructive sleep apnoea has not been reported before. A 60-year-old man presented at the ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinic with a history of loud snoring associated with sleep apnoea secondary to a right parapharyngeal space lipoma. The causes of sleep apnoea and the radiological features of a parapharyngeal space lipoma are discussed. 1997 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/4132/1/Parapharyngeal_space_lipoma_causing_sleep_apnoea.pdf Abdullah, B.J.J. and Liam, C.K. and Kaur, H. and Mathew, K.M. (1997) Parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea. British Journal of Radiology, 70 (838). pp. 1063-1065. ISSN 0007-1285, |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine Abdullah, B.J.J. Liam, C.K. Kaur, H. Mathew, K.M. Parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea |
| title | Parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea |
| title_full | Parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea |
| title_fullStr | Parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea |
| title_short | Parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea |
| title_sort | parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea |
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| url | http://eprints.um.edu.my/4132/1/Parapharyngeal_space_lipoma_causing_sleep_apnoea.pdf |
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