title: Intracranial tumours presenting with facial pain.
abstract: Facial pain is a common presenting symptom in oral surgery outpatient clinics. Among the large number of patients presenting in this way, a small number of patients will be found to have intracranial tumours. Three such cases are described and recommendations made regarding the selection of facial pain patients for further investigation.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schnetler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hopper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010579:Petrous Bone; D012886:Skull; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*