“…It is well known that lung cancer can produce atypical facial pain by a metastatic lesion in the gasserian ganglion. 10 Though some experts have suggested a direct relationship between the disease in the chest and referred pain in the face, 11 this is apparently the first such case described.…”
SYNOPSIS
We report a patient with severe and refractory facial pain which was dramatically relieved following resection of a bronchogenic carcinoma. We hypothesize that the pain was referred via the vagus nerve.
“…It is well known that lung cancer can produce atypical facial pain by a metastatic lesion in the gasserian ganglion. 10 Though some experts have suggested a direct relationship between the disease in the chest and referred pain in the face, 11 this is apparently the first such case described.…”
SYNOPSIS
We report a patient with severe and refractory facial pain which was dramatically relieved following resection of a bronchogenic carcinoma. We hypothesize that the pain was referred via the vagus nerve.
Cancer of the Bronchus Cancer of the Pleura -Mesothelioma Cancer of theThymus -Thymoma Malignant Tumors of the Heart Cancer of the Male Breast Cancer of the Female Breast METASTASES from BRONCHOGENIC CARCINOMA Common Metastatic Pattern
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