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Numb Chin Syndrome with Concomitant Painful Ophthalmoplegia Leading to a Diagnosis of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

  • Kim, Yeong-Il (Department of Neurology, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • An, Jae-Young (Department of Neurology, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kwang-Soo (Department of Neurology, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Sung, Hye-Young (Division of Gastroenterogy, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Hong, Young-Seon (Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Won-Kyung (Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Jung, Chan-Kwon (Department of Hospital Pathology, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Joong-Seok (Department of Neurology, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine)
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

Painful ophthalmoplegia (PO) and concomitant numb chin syndrome (NCS) is a very rare event. There are a few reports in the literature about PO and concomitant NCS that have preceded the diagnosis of a malignancy. In this report, we describe a patient with diffuse large B cell lymphoma who presented with PO and concomitant NCS as the initial symptom of the disease.

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