title: Mental neuropathy associated with malignant disease: a case report.
abstract: In the current report, we emphasize that mental neuropathy is often a sign of progressive or recurrent malignant disease, despite normal results of a mandibular radiograph in a diagnostic evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Silverstein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szikman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Melkonian
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dubovsky
mesh_terms: D002680:Chin; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000209:etiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D008340:Mandibular Nerve; D008875:Middle Aged; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology