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 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.
Abdullah
B J
BJ
Department of Radiology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Jalan University, Lumpur, Malaysia.
Liam
C K
CK
Kaur
H
H
Mathew
K M
KM
D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed