Orofacial pain and numb chin syndrome as the presenting symptoms of a metastatic prostate cancer.
نویسندگان
چکیده
We describe a patient with orofacial pain as the presenting symptom caused by a mandibular metastasis from a previously undiagnosed cancer of the prostate. This possibility should be considered in the differential diagnosis of male patients presenting with orofacial pain.
منابع مشابه
Numb Chin Syndrome – a reflection of systemic malignancy
BACKGROUND Numb chin is an uncommon underappreciated though well documented neurological manifestation of metastatic malignancy. CASE PRESENTATION A 50-year-old patient presented with right numb chin for few days. No dental cause was found. He later developed generalized vague symptoms. In few weeks his liver and renal functions deteriorated. Blood picture showed leucoerythroblastic picture. ...
متن کاملNumb chin syndrome: the presenting symptom of a metastatic prostate carcinoma.
Numb chin syndrome is a sensory neuropathy characterized by numbness involving the distribution of the mental nerve that could be an uncommon manifestation of metastatic malignancy. Bony metastases are common in patients with advanced prostate carcinoma and involving preferentially vertebrae, sternum, pelvic bones, ribs and femurs. We report a case in an 82-year-old man presenting a history of ...
متن کاملNumb chin syndrome as a sign of mandibular metastasis: A case report
INTRODUCTION Metastasis to the oral cavity can be located in both the soft and bony tissues and comprise only 1% of all oral malignancies; however, it is clinically significant because it indicates widespread metastatic disease and an unfavorable prognosis. A numb chin is an important presentation of oral metastasis, but other dental and systemic pathology may be involved. PRESENTATION OF CAS...
متن کاملMetastasis of prostate carcinoma in the mandible manifesting as numb chin syndrome
BACKGROUND Numb chin syndrome is an uncommon but well-recognized symptom in medical oncology. This condition can be related to metastatic neurological manifestation of malignancy, often with no clinically visible pathology. About 1% of oral cancers, which are located in the soft tissues and jaws, are metastases of primary tumors located elsewhere in the body. The posterior mandible is the most ...
متن کاملNumb chin syndrome as the presenting symptom of carcinomatous meningitis.
The numb chin syndrome (NCS) is a rare neurological condition which origins in the absence of a dental cause and is most often associated with malignancy [1–5]. Patients develop orofacial paraesthesia typically localized to the chin and lower lip. We present a series of four female patients (mean age = 66.2 years) who had been diagnosed with breast cancer and were complaining of orofacial numbn...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of postgraduate medicine
دوره 48 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002