OSA in patients with head and neck cancer is associated with cancer size and oncologic outcome.

Tilman HuppertzVera HorstmannCharlotte ScharnowChristian RuckesKatharina BahrChristoph MatthiasHaralampos Gouveris

Published 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 (2020)

Obstructive sleep apnea is a significant comorbidity in patients with SCCHN. Pre-interventional AHI may be correlated with the oncologic outcome. Further research is needed to further describe the course of OSA and its treatment before, during and after therapy.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
rectal cancer
papillary thyroid
radical prostatectomy
robot assisted
sleep apnea
squamous cell
prostate cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
lymph node metastasis
young adults
cell therapy
childhood cancer
minimally invasive