Facial Nerve Palsy: An Unusual Presenting Feature of Small Cell Lung Cancer

Yildiz O., Buyuktas D., Ekiz E., Selcukbiricik F., PAPİLA İ., PAPİLA Ç.

CASE REPORTS IN ONCOLOGY, cilt.4, sa.1, ss.35-38, 2011 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000324182
  • Dergi Adı: CASE REPORTS IN ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.35-38
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Facial nerve paralysis, Facial nerve metastasis, Small cell lung cancer
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer in the world and is the most common cause of cancer-related death in men and women; it is responsible for 1.3 million deaths annually worldwide. It can metastasize to any organ. The most common site of metastasis in the head and neck region is the brain; however, it can also metastasize to the oral cavity, gingiva, tongue, parotid gland and lymph nodes. This article reports a case of small cell lung cancer presenting with metastasis to the facial nerve.