Numb chin syndrome in Ewing sarcoma. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The numb chin syndrome consists of unilateral hypesthesia of the chin and lower lip. In adults, it is often associated with metastatic disease to the mandible, base of the skull, or leptomeninges. In children, it has been associated with infiltration of the inferior alveolar nerve by leukemic cells. We describe two cases of numb chin syndrome in children with Ewing sarcoma. In a child with a solid tumor, this symptom seems to have an ominous meaning and should lead to the investigation of progressive skeletal involvement.

publication date

  • November 1, 2000

Research

keywords

  • Bone Neoplasms
  • Hypesthesia
  • Sarcoma, Ewing

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0034324032

PubMed ID

  • 11132220

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 22

issue

  • 6