Mandibular Canal Widening and Bell's Palsy: Sequelae of Perineural Invasion in Oral Cancer

• Main Authors: Gopinath Thilak Parepady Sundar (Author), Vishwanath Sherigar (Author), Sameep S. Shetty (Author), Shree Satya (Author), Sourabh M. Gohil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Perineural invasion is an underrecognized route of metastatic spread along the nerve bundles within the nerve sheath into the surrounding tissues. It hinders the ability to establish local control as tumour cells can traverse along nerve tracts well beyond the extent of any local invasion rendering...