title: Spread of epidermoid carcinoma of the lip along the inferior alveolar nerve.
abstract: Reported is a case of epidermoid carcinoma of the lower lip that spread along the inferior alveolar nerve to the cranium. Early clinical symptoms are correlated with radiographic and histopathologic findings, and attention is again called to the fact that carcinomas of the head and neck may occasionally spread along nerve pathways.
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*