The association between obstructive sleep apnea and lung nodule, carcinoembryonic antigen.
Li-Da ChenAi-Ming ZengJie-Feng HuangMeng-Xue ChenGong-Ping ChenQi-Chang LinPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)
OSA was independently related to the elevated of serum CEA level, but not with presence of pulmonary nodule or ≥ 6 mm pulmonary nodule in LDCT. Further well-designed longitudinal studies with pathology available are needed to identify the association between OSA and risk of lung cancer.