Occipital neuralgia in lung carcinoma: A rare clinical scenario case report

Occipital neuralgia in lung carcinoma: A rare clinical scenario case report

Occipital neuralgia is an uncommon cause of pain over occipital region. When occipital nerves are affected due to osteogenic / vasculogenic / neurogenic causes it is manifested as a sharp shooting or stabbing type of pain over the occipital region of scalp, often progressing to involve the vertex an...

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Main Authors: Sarang Dhar Sovan, Sahoo Rajendra, Hossain Khan Zulfuqur, Kumar Das Majumdar Saroj, Kumar Parida Dillip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Oncology, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia 2018-01-01
Series:Archive of Oncology
Subjects:
Pain
Neuralgia
Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-7310/2018/0354-73101801010S.pdf
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spelling doaj-d5255eb7c62f4ccb8656ebae8a9bc56b2020-11-25T00:17:16ZengInstitute of Oncology, Sremska Kamenica, SerbiaArchive of Oncology0354-73101450-95202018-01-0124110110354-73101801010SOccipital neuralgia in lung carcinoma: A rare clinical scenario case reportSarang Dhar Sovan0Sahoo Rajendra1Hossain Khan Zulfuqur2Kumar Das Majumdar Saroj3Kumar Parida Dillip4All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiotherapy, Bhubaneswar, IndiaHealth World Hospitals, Anaesthesiology and Pain Management Department, Durgapur, IndiaNorth Delhi Municipal Corporation, Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital, Department of Physiology, New Delhi, IndiaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiotherapy, Bhubaneswar, IndiaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiotherapy, Bhubaneswar, IndiaOccipital neuralgia is an uncommon cause of pain over occipital region. When occipital nerves are affected due to osteogenic / vasculogenic / neurogenic causes it is manifested as a sharp shooting or stabbing type of pain over the occipital region of scalp, often progressing to involve the vertex and the temporal region as well. Use and withdrawal of variety of drugs result in headache. The role of any chemotherapeutic drug, as a causative agent for occipital neuralgia, has not been described in literature so far. We are reporting a rare case of occipital neuralgia precipitated while on combination chemotherapy regimen in lung carcinoma.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-7310/2018/0354-73101801010S.pdfPainNeuralgia
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author Sarang Dhar Sovan
Sahoo Rajendra
Hossain Khan Zulfuqur
Kumar Das Majumdar Saroj
Kumar Parida Dillip
spellingShingle Sarang Dhar Sovan
Sahoo Rajendra
Hossain Khan Zulfuqur
Kumar Das Majumdar Saroj
Kumar Parida Dillip
Occipital neuralgia in lung carcinoma: A rare clinical scenario case report
Archive of Oncology
Pain
Neuralgia
author_facet Sarang Dhar Sovan
Sahoo Rajendra
Hossain Khan Zulfuqur
Kumar Das Majumdar Saroj
Kumar Parida Dillip
author_sort Sarang Dhar Sovan
title Occipital neuralgia in lung carcinoma: A rare clinical scenario case report
title_short Occipital neuralgia in lung carcinoma: A rare clinical scenario case report
title_full Occipital neuralgia in lung carcinoma: A rare clinical scenario case report
title_fullStr Occipital neuralgia in lung carcinoma: A rare clinical scenario case report
title_full_unstemmed Occipital neuralgia in lung carcinoma: A rare clinical scenario case report
title_sort occipital neuralgia in lung carcinoma: a rare clinical scenario case report
publisher Institute of Oncology, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
series Archive of Oncology
issn 0354-7310
1450-9520
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Occipital neuralgia is an uncommon cause of pain over occipital region. When occipital nerves are affected due to osteogenic / vasculogenic / neurogenic causes it is manifested as a sharp shooting or stabbing type of pain over the occipital region of scalp, often progressing to involve the vertex and the temporal region as well. Use and withdrawal of variety of drugs result in headache. The role of any chemotherapeutic drug, as a causative agent for occipital neuralgia, has not been described in literature so far. We are reporting a rare case of occipital neuralgia precipitated while on combination chemotherapy regimen in lung carcinoma.
topic Pain
Neuralgia
url https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-7310/2018/0354-73101801010S.pdf
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