A case report of an obesity hypoventilation syndrome associated with obstructive sleep apnea due to a carotid body paraganglioma.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To the best of our knowledge, the association between an obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) due to a neck mass and an obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) has not been reported.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

We report the case of a patient with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) in whom OSAS caused by a carotid body paraganglioma contributed to recurrent bouts of severe alveolar hypoventilation.

RESULTS AND

CONCLUSIONS

The complete surgical excision of the paraganglioma resulted in the cure of the OSAS and contributed to a clear improvement of the clinical symptoms of OHS.