Isolated trigeminal neuropathy. An unusual complication of carcinoma of the lung.
The occurrence of isolated metastasis to the trigeminal nerve or ganglion form a distant, solid tumor is rare. This communication describes a patient with carcinoma of the lung; an isolated trigeminal neuropathy developed and at autopsy proved to be secondary to metastasis to the trigeminal ganglion. The appearance of a trigeminal neuropathy in a patient with an active solid tumor elsewhere in the body is most likely due to metastasis.
D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology*