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Sleep Med
; 4(5): 459-63, 2003 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14592289
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To the best of our knowledge, the association between an obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) due to a neck mass and an obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) has not been reported. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We report the case of a patient with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) in whom OSAS caused by a carotid body paraganglioma contributed to recurrent bouts of severe alveolar hypoventilation. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The complete surgical excision of the paraganglioma resulted in the cure of the OSAS and contributed to a clear improvement of the clinical symptoms of OHS.