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A retropharyngeal lipoma causing obstructive sleep apnea in a child.
J Clin Sleep Med
July 2006
The Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, The General Hospital of the Air Force of PLA, Bejing, China.
Background: Lipomas are common benign tumors, but they rarely occur in the retropharyngeal space and even more rarely occur in children.
Case Report: We report the case of an 11-year-old girl with a 5-year history of progressively worsening nasal obstruction, snoring, and excessive daytime sleepiness. Physical examination revealed a child with a body mass index of 16.