A Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Causing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adult

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology

Ji-Hun Mo¹  Young Jun Chung¹  Jeong-Whun Kim²  Hahn Jin Jung²  Chul Hee Lee² 

[1] Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.;Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.;

关键词: Thyroglossal duct cyst;    Sleep apnea syndromes;    Sleep disorders;   

DOI  :  10.3342/ceo.2013.6.3.187

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder. It usually results from the structural compromise of the upper airway. In patients with OSA, the obstruction predominantly occurs along the pharyngeal airway, and also a variety of tumors have been reported to cause such a condition. We present here the case of a thyroglossal duct cyst causing OSA in adult. This case demonstrates that thyroglossal duct cyst or some kind of mass lesions in the airway lesions should be considered in the differential diagnosis of OSA patients.

【 授权许可】

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