Sleep apnoea syndrome caused by neurofibromatosis and superior vena caval obstruction.
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- 1 August 1981
- Vol. 36 (8) , 634-635
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.36.8.634
Abstract
Superior vena caval (SVC) obstruction is usually caused by malignant conditions but benign causes have been reported in as many as 26% of cases. We describe a patient with mediastinal neurofibromata who developed SVC obstruction, upper airways oedema, and gross sleep apnoea syndrome. We can find no previously documented cases of sleep apnoea caused by SVC obstructionKeywords
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