Severe sleep disordered breathing in head and neck cancer survivor

Postgrad Med J. 2019 Feb;95(1120):110-111. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2018-136075. Epub 2018 Nov 13.

Authors

Sonam Jaggi¹, Diwakar D Balachandran², Lara Bashoura², Saadia A Faiz³

Affiliations

¹ Divisions of Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine, McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health, Houston, Texas, USA.
² Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
³ Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA [email protected].

PMID: 30425134
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2018-136075

No abstract available

Keywords: cancer survivor; malignant tumor of the head and neck; obstructive sleep apnea; radiation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Respiratory Function Tests
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / etiology*
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / therapy*
Survivors
Tongue Neoplasms / therapy*