A case of vagal cephalgia as a manifestation of a lung neoplasm-A case report and review of literature.

Vivek Sanker Sanjana Devaragudi Sanobar Shariff Sheryl Deva Robert Mathew Umang Gupta

Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)

Lung cancer can present with unilateral atypical facial pain, a rare symptom due to vagus nerve involvement or paraneoplastic syndrome. This manifestation is usually missed, delaying the diagnosis and prognosis. We discuss a case of a 45-year-old male who presented with right-sided hemifacial pain and with normal neurological investigations.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
case report
brain injury