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Terrance W Barnes1, Kerry D Olsen, Timothy I Morgenthaler.
Abstract
Lingual thyroid has been reported to cause obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) only once in the literature. We present a case of a 49-year-old nonobese female with a 2-year history of progressive snoring, apneas, snort arousals, and daytime somnolence associated with the sensation of an 'enlarging tongue'. She was found to have severe OSA caused by a large lingual thyroid. While positive airway pressure therapy was not successful, surgical resection of the thyroid was curative. OSA caused by lingual thyroid and other oropharyngeal/parapharyngeal tumors are discussed. A careful oropharyngeal examination is important in evaluating patients with complaints of OSA.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15511710 DOI： 10.1016/j.sleep.2004.06.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sleep Med ISSN： 1389-9457 Impact factor: 3.492