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. 2019 Dec;120(6):595-597.
doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2018.12.015. Epub 2019 Jan 12.

A giant parapharyngeal lipoma causing obstructive sleep apnea

F Marion  1 , A Videlaine  2 , B Piot  3 , F-L Merlet  3 , J Longis  3 , H Bertin  3
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A giant parapharyngeal lipoma causing obstructive sleep apnea

F Marion et al. J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

Lipoma is the most common soft tissue mesenchymal neoplasm. Its occurrence is low in the oral cavity (1 to 4%) and in head and neck region (20 to 25%). Usually asymptomatic and slowly growing, lipoma can compress neighboring cervico-facial structures causing dysphagia, dyspnea, or obstructive sleep apnea. We describe an unusual case of giant cervico-parapharyngeal lipoma causing an obstructive sleep apnea in a 69-year-old man and with the complete remove of OSA after surgical procedure.

Keywords: Giant; Lipoma; Obstructive sleepapnea; Parapharyngeal.

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