title: Bilateral Facial Nerve Paralysis as First Presentation of Lung Cancer.
abstract: Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is rare, and its precise incidence is unknown. It is associated with a wide spectrum of solid and hematological malignancies. To complicate its diagnosis, the clinical presentation of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis can be variable. We report a case of a 38-year-old male with bilateral facial nerve paralysis as first presentation of lung adenocarcinoma. To our knowledge, this is the only case describing bilateral facial nerve palsy as the first and only manifestation of lung adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: General, Urology and Pediatric Surgery Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Shadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamouri
authors.affiliation: Neurosciences Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Duha
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Al Shorafat
keywords: Cranial nerves; Diagnosis; Leptomeningeal metastasis; Lung cancer