A Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Causing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adult

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder. It usually results from the structural compromise of the upper airway. In patients with OSA, the obstruction predominantly occurs along the pharyngeal airway, and also a variety of tumors have been reported to cause such a condition. We present her...

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Autores principales: Jung, Hahn Jin, Kim, Jeong-Whun, Lee, Chul Hee, Chung, Young Jun, Mo, Ji-Hun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3781234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24069524
http://dx.doi.org/10.3342/ceo.2013.6.3.187
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Sumario:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder. It usually results from the structural compromise of the upper airway. In patients with OSA, the obstruction predominantly occurs along the pharyngeal airway, and also a variety of tumors have been reported to cause such a condition. We present here the case of a thyroglossal duct cyst causing OSA in adult. This case demonstrates that thyroglossal duct cyst or some kind of mass lesions in the airway lesions should be considered in the differential diagnosis of OSA patients.

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