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Sleep apnoea of unusual origin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Peter Walshe ,
David Smith ,
Darragh Coakeley ,
Barbra Dunne  and
Conrad Timon
Peter Walshe
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, and Pathology, Saint James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
David Smith
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, and Pathology, Saint James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Darragh Coakeley
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, and Pathology, Saint James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Barbra Dunne
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, and Pathology, Saint James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Conrad Timon
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, and Pathology, Saint James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Abstract

A 72-year-old man presented with a history of progressive sleep apnoea. The cause was a large superior laryngeal nerve schwannoma arising in the left parapharyngeal space. This had a ball-valve effect on the laryngeal inlet. Superior laryngeal nerve schwannomas are very rare. No documented case has presented with obstructive sleep apnoea before.

Keywords

NeurilemmomaLaryngealNerveSuperiorSleepApnoeaObstructive
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 2 , February 2002 , pp. 138 - 139
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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