Article ; Online: Trigeminal neuralgia leading to a diagnosis of ovarian cancer: a timely coincidence or a case of paraneoplastic syndrome?
BMJ case reports
2021 Volume 14, Issue 7
Abstract: A 51-year-old woman was referred to oral medicine with a 2-month history of progressive paraesthesia of the right lip, chin and oral mucosa. Examination revealed decreased sensation to the right dermatone of the inferior alveolar nerve and allodynia to ... ...
Abstract | A 51-year-old woman was referred to oral medicine with a 2-month history of progressive paraesthesia of the right lip, chin and oral mucosa. Examination revealed decreased sensation to the right dermatone of the inferior alveolar nerve and allodynia to light touch of the lower lip. An MRI of the head revealed bilateral cisternal trigeminal nerve pathological enhancement. While blood tests suggested a connective tissue disorder as the cause of the trigeminal neuralgia, a subsequent diagnosis of high-grade serous ovarian cancer gave a differential diagnosis of paraneoplastic syndrome. |
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MeSH term(s) | Chin ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Ovarian Neoplasms/complications ; Ovarian Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Paraneoplastic Syndromes/diagnosis ; Paraneoplastic Syndromes/etiology ; Trigeminal Nerve ; Trigeminal Neuralgia/diagnosis ; Trigeminal Neuralgia/etiology |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2021-07-01 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
ISSN | 1757-790X |
ISSN (online) | 1757-790X |
DOI | 10.1136/bcr-2021-243480 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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