TY - JOUR
T1 - Neuralgia associated with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation therapy in a patient initially diagnosed with temporomandibular disorder
AU - Omolehinwa, Temitope T.
AU - Musbah, Thamer
AU - Desai, Bhavik
AU - O'Malley, Bert W.
AU - Stoopler, Eric T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2015/3
Y1 - 2015/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.12.015
DO - 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.12.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 25660829
AN - SCOPUS:84954594849
SN - 2212-4403
VL - 119
SP - e101-e104
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
IS - 3
ER -