Facial Nerve Palsy: An Unusual Presenting Feature of Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer in the world and is the most common cause of cancer-related death in men and women; it is responsible for 1.3 million deaths annually worldwide. It can metastasize to any organ. The most common site of metastasis in the head and neck region is the...

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Autores principales: Yildiz, Ozcan, Buyuktas, Deram, Ekiz, Esra, Selcukbiricik, Fatih, Papila, Irfan, Papila, Cigdem
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2011
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Published: January 2011
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3082487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21526004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000324182
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Sumario:Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer in the world and is the most common cause of cancer-related death in men and women; it is responsible for 1.3 million deaths annually worldwide. It can metastasize to any organ. The most common site of metastasis in the head and neck region is the brain; however, it can also metastasize to the oral cavity, gingiva, tongue, parotid gland and lymph nodes. This article reports a case of small cell lung cancer presenting with metastasis to the facial nerve.

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