Obstructive sleep apnea caused by carotid body tumor: Case report

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 517-518

  Smadi, Tarif ^a   Raza, M Ali ^a   Woodson, B Tucker ^a   Franco, Rose A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid body tumor; Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CAROTID BODY TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 34548513082     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.26917     Document Type: Article

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