Anterior cranial fossa glioblastoma with sleep apnea as the initial manifestation

Christopher M Discolo; Lee M Akst; Leonard Schlossberg; David Greene

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.01.014

Anterior cranial fossa glioblastoma with sleep apnea as the initial manifestation

Am J Otolaryngol. 2005 Sep-Oct;26(5):327-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.01.014.

Authors

Christopher M Discolo¹, Lee M Akst, Leonard Schlossberg, David Greene

Affiliation

¹ The Head and Neck Institute of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.

PMID: 16137531
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.01.014

Abstract

Sleep apnea is well known as a primary medical condition at this time. However, life-threatening diseases in which sleep apnea is the presenting symptom are less well described. The case of a 71-year-old man with a frontal lobe glioblastoma whose primary presenting symptom was sleep apnea is discussed. The relationship of intracranial tumors to sleep apnea symptoms is reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls
Aged
Cranial Fossa, Anterior / pathology*
Cranial Fossa, Anterior / surgery
Fatal Outcome
Fatigue / etiology
Glioblastoma / diagnosis*
Glioblastoma / therapy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Muscle Weakness / etiology
Skull Base Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Skull Base Neoplasms / therapy
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / etiology*
Urinary Incontinence / etiology