A giant parapharyngeal lipoma causing obstructive sleep apnea

F Marion; A Videlaine; B Piot; F-L Merlet; J Longis; H Bertin

doi:10.1016/j.jormas.2018.12.015

A giant parapharyngeal lipoma causing obstructive sleep apnea

J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Dec;120(6):595-597. doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2018.12.015. Epub 2019 Jan 12.

Authors

F Marion¹, A Videlaine², B Piot³, F-L Merlet³, J Longis³, H Bertin³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery and stomatology, Nantes university Hospital, 44000 Nantes, France. Electronic address: francois_marion@hotmail.com.
² Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery and stomatology, Cholet Polyclinique du parc, 49300 Cholet, France.
³ Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery and stomatology, Nantes university Hospital, 44000 Nantes, France.

PMID: 30648607
DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2018.12.015

Abstract

Lipoma is the most common soft tissue mesenchymal neoplasm. Its occurrence is low in the oral cavity (1 to 4%) and in head and neck region (20 to 25%). Usually asymptomatic and slowly growing, lipoma can compress neighboring cervico-facial structures causing dysphagia, dyspnea, or obstructive sleep apnea. We describe an unusual case of giant cervico-parapharyngeal lipoma causing an obstructive sleep apnea in a 69-year-old man and with the complete remove of OSA after surgical procedure.

Keywords: Giant; Lipoma; Obstructive sleepapnea; Parapharyngeal.

MeSH terms

Aged
Deglutition Disorders*
Humans
Lipoma*
Male
Neck
Pharyngeal Neoplasms*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive*