| Literature DB >> 16608803 |
Takafumi Yoshida1, Hideki Matsuda, Chouichi Horiuchi, Takahide Taguchi, Junichi Nagao, Youichi Aota, Atsushi Honda, Mamoru Tsukuda.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16608803 DOI: 10.1080/00016480500416793
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Otolaryngol ISSN: 0001-6489 Impact factor: 1.494