title: Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy as a presenting feature of prostatic carcinoma--a case report.
abstract: A case is described of a patient presenting with a unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy which led to the diagnosis of carcinoma of the prostate. The differential diagnosis of a XIIth. cranial nerve palsy and the presentation of carcinoma of the prostate is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Torbay Hospital, Devon.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Hemmings
mesh_terms: D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009919:Orchiectomy; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary