Bilateral Facial Nerve Paralysis as First Presentation of Lung Cancer

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...

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Main Authors:	Shadi Hamouri, Duha Al Shorafat
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Karger Publishers 2016-11-01
Series:	Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:	Cranial nerves Leptomeningeal metastasis Lung cancer Diagnosis
Online Access:	http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/452969

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spelling	doaj-357446b22f8549e8b06ac40007cb71652020-11-24T22:47:15ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752016-11-019379279510.1159/000452969452969Bilateral Facial Nerve Paralysis as First Presentation of Lung CancerShadi HamouriDuha Al ShorafatLeptomeningeal 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.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/452969Cranial nervesLeptomeningeal metastasisLung cancerDiagnosis
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title	Bilateral Facial Nerve Paralysis as First Presentation of Lung Cancer
title_short	Bilateral Facial Nerve Paralysis as First Presentation of Lung Cancer
title_full	Bilateral Facial Nerve Paralysis as First Presentation of Lung Cancer
title_fullStr	Bilateral Facial Nerve Paralysis as First Presentation of Lung Cancer
title_full_unstemmed	Bilateral Facial Nerve Paralysis as First Presentation of Lung Cancer
title_sort	bilateral facial nerve paralysis as first presentation of lung cancer
publisher	Karger Publishers
series	Case Reports in Oncology
issn	1662-6575
publishDate	2016-11-01
description	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.
topic	Cranial nerves Leptomeningeal metastasis Lung cancer Diagnosis
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Bilateral Facial Nerve Paralysis as First Presentation of Lung Cancer

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