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ArticleBiomedical reports2024

Metastatic gallbladder cancer presenting as numb chin syndrome: A case report and literature review.

Makoto Murahashi, Edward Hosea Ntege, Kentaro Ide, Nobuyuki Maruyama, Jumpei Shirakawa, Hiroki Koyama, Toshihiro Kawano, Takahiro Goto, Yusuke Shimizu, Kazuhide Nishihara and 1 more

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Makoto MurahashiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Functional Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medicine, University of The Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
Edward Hosea NtegeDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Functional Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medicine, University of The Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
Kentaro IdeDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Functional Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medicine, University of The Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
Nobuyuki MaruyamaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Functional Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medicine, University of The Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
Jumpei ShirakawaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Functional Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medicine, University of The Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
Hiroki KoyamaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Functional Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medicine, University of The Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
Toshihiro KawanoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Functional Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medicine, University of The Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
Takahiro GotoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okinawa Red Cross Hospital, Naha, Okinawa 902-8588, Japan.
Yusuke ShimizuDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
Kazuhide NishiharaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okinawa Red Cross Hospital, Naha, Okinawa 902-8588, Japan.
Hiroyuki NakamuraDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Functional Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medicine, University of The Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
University of the Ryukyus · JPOkinawa Red Cross Hospital · JP

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Abstract

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is an uncommon malignancy that is highly aggressive in the advanced stages. However, it rarely metastasizes to the mandible. Numb chin syndrome (NCS) is a rare neurological manifestation associated with various underlying causes, including occult primary cancers and distant metastases. It is often considered to be a significant indicator of malignancy, and thorough investigation is essential in the presence of unclear etiology. The current study reported on the case of a 69-year-old Japanese woman who presented with numbness and mild pain in the lower lip and chin area for three months. No other systemic symptoms were observed. Immunocytochemical examination revealed the presence of an adenocarcinoma and TNM staging as per the Union for International Cancer Control and the American Joint Committee on Cancer guidelines confirmed stage IVb GBC. Comprehensive full-body positron emission tomography-computed tomography examination using

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case reportmandibular osteomyelitismetastatic gallbladder cancernumb chin syndromeoral metastasespathological fracture

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