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.

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