Intractable Facial Pain and Numb Chin due to Metastatic Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
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Intractable Facial Pain and Numb Chin due to Metastatic Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
The etiologies of facial pain are innumerable, thus facial pain misdiagnosis and resultant mismanagement is common. Numb chin syndrome presents with hypoesthesia and/or anesthesia in the dermatomal distribution of the inferior alveolar or the mental nerve. In this case report, we will discuss a case of intractable facial pain in a 57-year-old male with a history of esophageal adenocarcinoma who...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Oncology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1662-6575
DOI: 10.1159/000369785