A case of vagal cephalgia as a manifestation of a lung neoplasm—A case report and review of literature
Key Clinical Message Lung cancer can present with unilateral atypical facial pain, a rare symptom due to vagus nerve involvement or paraneoplastic syndrome. This manifestation is usually missed, delaying the diagnosis and prognosis. We discuss a case of a 45‐year‐old male who presented with right‐si...
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| author | Vivek Sanker Sanjana Devaragudi Sanobar Shariff Sheryl Deva Robert Mathew Umang Gupta |
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| description | Key Clinical Message Lung cancer can present with unilateral atypical facial pain, a rare symptom due to vagus nerve involvement or paraneoplastic syndrome. This manifestation is usually missed, delaying the diagnosis and prognosis. We discuss a case of a 45‐year‐old male who presented with right‐sided hemifacial pain and with normal neurological investigations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-47cd0535ae1f43078977d9d567ff6fa02023-06-30T07:34:07ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-06-01116n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.7373A case of vagal cephalgia as a manifestation of a lung neoplasm—A case report and review of literatureVivek Sanker0Sanjana Devaragudi1Sanobar Shariff2Sheryl Deva3Robert Mathew4Umang Gupta5Noorul Islam Institute of Medical Sciences Trivandrum IndiaTeam Erevnites Puducherry IndiaTeam Erevnites Puducherry IndiaTeam Erevnites Puducherry IndiaTeam Erevnites Puducherry IndiaTeam Erevnites Puducherry IndiaKey Clinical Message Lung cancer can present with unilateral atypical facial pain, a rare symptom due to vagus nerve involvement or paraneoplastic syndrome. This manifestation is usually missed, delaying the diagnosis and prognosis. We discuss a case of a 45‐year‐old male who presented with right‐sided hemifacial pain and with normal neurological investigations.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7373facial painlung cancervagal cephalgiavagus nerve |
| spellingShingle | Vivek Sanker Sanjana Devaragudi Sanobar Shariff Sheryl Deva Robert Mathew Umang Gupta A case of vagal cephalgia as a manifestation of a lung neoplasm—A case report and review of literature Clinical Case Reports facial pain lung cancer vagal cephalgia vagus nerve |
| title | A case of vagal cephalgia as a manifestation of a lung neoplasm—A case report and review of literature |
| title_full | A case of vagal cephalgia as a manifestation of a lung neoplasm—A case report and review of literature |
| title_fullStr | A case of vagal cephalgia as a manifestation of a lung neoplasm—A case report and review of literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of vagal cephalgia as a manifestation of a lung neoplasm—A case report and review of literature |
| title_short | A case of vagal cephalgia as a manifestation of a lung neoplasm—A case report and review of literature |
| title_sort | case of vagal cephalgia as a manifestation of a lung neoplasm a case report and review of literature |
| topic | facial pain lung cancer vagal cephalgia vagus nerve |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7373 |
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