Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain · 1983 · 29 citations · 0 references
MedicineOncologySurgeryPain ManagementPain MedicineSurgical OncologyCancer PainFacial PainLung CancerPain Management After Cancer SurgeryReferred Orofacial PainTumor-related Pain SyndromesFacial Pain ProcessingFacial Pain SyndromesPostoperative Cancer PainReferred Pain In CancerRefractory Cancer PainRefractory Pain Syndromes
SYNOPSIS We report a patient with severe and refractory facial pain which was dramatically relieved following resection of a bronchogenic carcinoma. We hypothesize that the pain was referred via the vagus nerve.