title: Malignant disease of the nasopharynx presenting as pain in the head and neck.
abstract: Two patients with an unusual pattern of pain in the head and face, who presented a diagnostic problem for one and four years respectively, subsequently proved to have a carcinoma of nasopharyngeal origin. The neurological complications of this condition are described.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*