Orofacial pain and numb chin syndrome as the presenting symptoms of a metastatic prostate cancer.

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2002-10-07
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We describe a patient with orofacial pain as the presenting symptom caused by a mandibular metastasis from a previously undiagnosed cancer of the prostate. This possibility should be considered in the differential diagnosis of male patients presenting with orofacial pain.
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Gaver A, Polliack G, Pilo R, Hertz M, Kitai E. Orofacial pain and numb chin syndrome as the presenting symptoms of a metastatic prostate cancer. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine. 2002 Oct-Dec; 48(4): 283-4