Meningioma as a cause of chronic orofacial pain: case reports

R. J. Cook; I. Sharif; M. Escudier

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.11.020

Meningioma as a cause of chronic orofacial pain: case reports

R. J. Cook, I. Sharif, M. Escudier

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We describe two middle-aged men whose chronic orofacial pain was caused by underlying meningiomas. In both cases treatment was delayed because evolving dentoalveolar and possible chronic idiopathic facial pain had been investigated before presentation. Subsequent disturbances of the ipsilateral VII (and later VIII) nerves prompted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of one patient, while the possibility of a central lesion was recognised at presentation in the second, whose atypical focus of trigeminal neuralgia was labile within the ipsilateral distribution of the trigeminal nerve. Both cases highlight the importance of considering proximal intracranial lesions as a possible cause of atypical or refractory chronic orofacial pain so unnecessary delay in the diagnosis of otherwise operable tumours can be avoided. (C) 2008 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	487 - 489
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume	46
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.11.020
Publication status	Published - Sept 2008

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