Parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea

Authors

• B.J. Abdullah
• C.K. Liam
• H. Kaur
• K.M. Mathew

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-1997

Abstract

Lipoma of the parapharyngeal space is very rare, only three cases having been reported in the literature. A parapharyngeal space lipoma causing obstructive sleep apnoea has not been reported before. A 60-year-old man presented at the ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinic with a history of loud snoring associated with sleep apnoea secondary to a right parapharyngeal space lipoma. The causes of sleep apnoea and the radiological features of a parapharyngeal space lipoma are discussed.

Keywords

Humans, Lipoma/complications, Lipoma/radiography

Publication Title

The British Journal of Radiology

ISSN

0007-1285

Recommended Citation

Abdullah, B.J.; Liam, C.K.; Kaur, H.; and Mathew, K.M., "Parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea" (1997). Pre-2000. 1210.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_pre2000/1210

Volume

70

Issue

838

Publisher

British Institute of Radiology

Additional Information

Department of Radiology, University of Malaya Medical Centre