Shires CB, Sebelik M. Oropharynx cancer after sleep apnea surgery.
Clin Case Rep 2022;
10:e05686. [PMID:
35425596 PMCID:
PMC8991756 DOI:
10.1002/ccr3.5686]
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Abstract
Surgery can treat sleep apnea. An elderly male underwent lingual/palatine tonsillectomy for OSA. He was then found to have T3N2 p16+ squamous cell carcinoma. He is receiving chemoradiation. Recognition of occult malignancy in tonsillectomy specimens may facilitate early diagnosis and treatment for patients following sleep apnea surgery.
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