title: Parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Jalan University, Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Liam
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Mathew
mesh_terms: 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