title: Bilateral gustatory sweating in the submandibular region after bilateral neck dissection successfully treated with botulinum toxin.
abstract: Gustatory sweating (or chorda tympani syndrome) in the submandibular region is a rare complication of cervical surgery. We report a 66-year-old patient who had been referred for the management of a squamous cell carcinoma of the mobile tongue. She was treated by bilateral neck dissection and bilateral resection of the submandibular glands. Bilateral gustatory sweating in the submandibular region developed 10 years later and was successfully treated with bilateral injections of botulinum toxin type A.
authors.affiliation: Hospices civils de Lyon, Service ORL, Chirurgie cervico faciale, Hôpital de la Croix Rousse, 103 grande rue de la Croix Rousse, 69317 Lyon cedex 4, France. Electronic address: pierre.philouze@hotmail.fr.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Philouze
authors.affiliation: Hospices civils de Lyon, Service ORL, Chirurgie cervico faciale, CHU Hôpital Edouard Herriot, 5 place d'Arsonval, 69003 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vertu
authors.affiliation: Hospices civils de Lyon, Service ORL, Chirurgie cervico faciale, CHU Lyon Sud, Chemin du Grand Revoyet, 69495 Pierre Bénite, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ceruse
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005927:Glossectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009465:Neuromuscular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000601:surgery; D013547:Sweating, Gustatory / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D009465:Neuromuscular Agents; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A
keywords: Neck dissection; Syndrome; botulinum toxin; chorda tympani; gustatory sweating; submandibular region