2010, Number 4
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Otorrinolaringología 2010; 55 (4)
Polysomnographic characteristics of the sleep obstructive apnea syndrome caused by a nasopharyngeal juvenile angiofibroma
Labra A, Galicia PL, Huerta DÁD, Arceo TM, Haro VR
Language: Spanish
References: 5
Page: 143-145
PDF size: 288.77 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Juvenile angiofibroma is an uncommon neoplasm arising at the nasopharynx of male children, which can erode the bone at the skull base as it grows, getting easily into the cranial cavity. It can also produce a mass-effect in the pharynx, so the patient may develope an obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. We present the features of this two associated conditions.
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