Metastatic large cell lung cancer presenting with numb chin syndrome.
The numb chin syndrome is an uncommon occurrence with cancer and consists of numbness in the area of distribution of the mental nerve. Most cases of this syndrome occur in the presence of underlying breast cancer or lymphoma with survival measured in months once this syndrome is manifest. Reported below is the case of a man with metastatic large cell lung cancer whose presenting complaint was chin and lip numbness.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, USA.
D018287:Carcinoma, Large Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D002680:Chin; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000209:etiology*