Anterior cranial fossa glioblastoma with sleep apnea as the initial manifestation.
Sleep apnea is well known as a primary medical condition at this time. However, life-threatening diseases in which sleep apnea is the presenting symptom are less well described. The case of a 71-year-old man with a frontal lobe glioblastoma whose primary presenting symptom was sleep apnea is discussed. The relationship of intracranial tumors to sleep apnea symptoms is reviewed.
Discolo
Christopher M
CM
The Head and Neck Institute of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Akst
Lee M
LM
Schlossberg
Leonard
L
Greene
David
D
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D035262:Cranial Fossa, Anterior / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology