A case of soft palate schwannoma that developed with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) caused by tumors in the upper airway is a relatively rare entity. In this report, we present a soft palate schwannoma causing latent OSAS. Schwannoma in the soft palate itself is rare and, to our best knowledge, has never been reported to cause OSAS. Although...

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Main Authors: Naoko Sata, Atsunobu Tsunoda, Noritsugu Ono, Ayako Inoshita, Katsuhisa Ikeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:Otolaryngology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548818301966