Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue following ablation surgery

• Main Authors: Man-Yee Chan (Author), Ming-Yung Chou (Author), Li-Tzu Lee (Author), Chi-Sheng Cheng (Author), Ying-Lyung Hsiao (Author), Yang-Kie Wong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SSC) of the tongue after primary surgical resection and to correlate the presence of OSA with the occurrence of obstructive apnea in this patient p...