Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6056342 | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Head and neck neoplasms may be difficult to detect because of wide-ranging symptoms and the presence of overlapping anatomic structures in the region. This case report describes a patient with chronic otalgia and temporomandibular disorder, who developed sudden-onset neuralgia while receiving transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy. Further diagnostic evaluation revealed a skull base tumor consistent with adenoid cystic carcinoma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of TENS-associated neuralgia leading to a diagnosis of primary intracranial adenoid cystic carcinoma.
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Authors
Temitope T. BDS, Thamer BDS, Bhavik DMD, PhD, Bert W. MD, Eric T. DMD, FDS RCSEd, FDS RCSEng,