Plasmacytoma as a cause of obstructive sleep apnea.
Solitary extramedullary plasmacytomas are uncommon neoplasms. They occur most frequently in the upper aerodigestive tract and account for 4% of the nonepithelial tumors in this site. The evolution of a plasmacytoma is unsteady and symptoms at presentation have included dystonia, dysphagia, oral pain, cough, and dyspnea on exertion. Plasmacytoma of the upper aerodigestive tract has not been previously reported as a cause of obstructive sleep apnea.
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Pulmonary Division, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Mountain Home, USA.
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Bentz
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Mehta
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000150:complications*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*