title: Resolution of obstructive sleep apnoea after resection of a pleomorphic salivary adenoma.
abstract: We describe a 54-year-old man whose obstructive sleep apnoea was cured by resection of a pleomorphic salivary adenoma, and emphasise the importance of a full examination of the upper airway in the assessment of a patient with symptoms of sleep apnoea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds LS2 9LU, United Kingdom. runningdentist@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Aidan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Garrett
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: Paul H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Whitfield
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery