A case report of an obesity hypoventilation syndrome associated with obstructive sleep apnea due to a carotid body paraganglioma.
OBJECTIVE
To the best of our knowledge, the association between an obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) due to a neck mass and an obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) has not been reported.


METHODS
We report the case of a patient with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) in whom OSAS caused by a carotid body paraganglioma contributed to recurrent bouts of severe alveolar hypoventilation.


CONCLUSIONS
The complete surgical excision of the paraganglioma resulted in the cure of the OSAS and contributed to a clear improvement of the clinical symptoms of OHS.
Herer
Bertrand
B
Centre Médical de Forcilles, F-77170 Férolles-Attilly, France. hbherer@aol.com
Royand
Françoise
F
Kieffer
Edouard
E
Vincent
Jean Pierre
JP
D000368:Aged; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007040:Hypoventilation / Q000209:etiology*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed