A case of osteochondroma of the atlas causing obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Most osteochondromas affect the long bones, but rarely originate in the spine. We report an extremely rare case of osteochondroma of the atlas causing obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in a 61-year-old female. The osteochondroma was removed completely using a transoral approach, and the symptoms of OSAS disappeared. A review of the literature regarding osteochondroma confirms the rarity of this lesion and the use of a transoral approach is discussed.
Yoshida
Takafumi
T
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. takafumi@med.yokohama-cu.ac.jp
Matsuda
Hideki
H
Horiuchi
Chouichi
C
Taguchi
Takahide
T
Nagao
Junichi
J
Aota
Youichi
Y
Honda
Atsushi
A
Tsukuda
Mamoru
M
D015992:Body Mass Index; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome