title: Cancer and Referred Facial Pain.
abstract: Orofacial pain may be a symptom of diverse types of cancers as a result of local or distant tumor effects. The pain can be presented with the same characteristics as any other orofacial pain disorder, and this should be recognized by the clinician. Orofacial pain also can arise as a consequence of cancer therapy. In the present article, we review the mechanisms of cancer-associated facial pain, its clinical presentation, and cancer therapy associated with orofacial pain.
authors.affiliation: Orofacial and Head Pain Service, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Radiology and Medicine, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, New York, NY, 10010, USA, mrr7@nyu.edu.
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romero-Reyes
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Teruel
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D053591:Referred Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology