A case of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma accompanied with numb chin syndrome

A60-year-old man, who suffered from advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and was treated with transcatheter arterial embolization therapy (TAE), noticed numbness of the chin. The sensory disturbance was prominent and the area of numbness was matched by innervation of the mental nerve. There was n...

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Published inKanzo Vol. 34; no. 9; pp. 740 - 746
Main Authors SUGA, Mitsuo, SENODA, Akinori, IKUTA, Shigeo, YACHI, Akira, CHIBA, Susumu, KANETO, Hiroyuki, KUROKAWA, Sei, SAKAMOTO, Hirofumi
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published The Japan Society of Hepatology 1993
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numb chin syndrome
remote effect
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ISSN0451-4203
1881-3593
DOI10.2957/kanzo.34.740

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Summary:A60-year-old man, who suffered from advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and was treated with transcatheter arterial embolization therapy (TAE), noticed numbness of the chin. The sensory disturbance was prominent and the area of numbness was matched by innervation of the mental nerve. There was no evidence of metastasis to the submandibular bone and the cerebro-meningeal system, The clinical diagnosis arrived at was numb chin syndrome. After he was administered vitamin B-12 and diazepam, the condition improved. Isolated mental neuropathy has been known as numb chin syndrome, most cases of which were reported to accompany advanced malignant diseases. Though numb chin syndrome with HCC has been very rare, it is worthy of note that this syndrome is a remote effect of HCC.
ISSN:0451-4203
1881-3593
DOI:10.2957/kanzo.34.740