The numb chin.
An apparently innocuous complaint such as a numb chin may be associated with malignant disease, either as heralding symptom or as a manifestation of metastasis. A series of 15 patients with numbness of the chin is presented in which a malignancy was diagnosed prior to the numbness. The numbness diminished or disappeared in 66% of the patients following either systemic chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Bruyn
R P
RP
Department of Neurology Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Boogerd
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002680:Chin / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology*; D013577:Syndrome