title: Carcinoma of the parotid gland presenting as facial pain.
abstract: Facial pain is a common reason for patients seeking medical help. A patient is presented who gave a 5-month history of right-sided facial pain, which was subsequently diagnosed as carcinoma of the right parotid gland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Pathology, Guy's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rayatt
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Burnand
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Tungekar
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography