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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2/2012

01-06-2012 | Case Report

Cervicofacial pain associated with Eagle’s syndrome misdiagnosed as trigeminal neuralgia

Authors: Gabriela Mayrink, Evandro Portela Figueiredo, Fabio Ricardo Loureiro Sato, Roger William Fernandes Moreira

Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Issue 2/2012

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Abstract

Background

Eagle’s syndrome is characterized by the symptoms of recurrent throat pain, pharyngeal foreign body sensation, dysphagia, referred otalgia, and neck pain. The treatment for Eagle´s syndrome can be pharmacologically, surgically, or both. The surgical management consists of two major procedures: the transoral approach or the extraoral–cervical approach.

Case Report

A 64-year-old patient with a severe cervical pain on the left side was evaluated with no defined diagnosis. During physical examination, an elongated styloid process could be palpated and with CT scan image, the Eagle´s syndrome diagnosis was done. The patient was successfully submitted to surgical resection of the elongated styloid process on the left side by an extraoral–cervical approach. After 6 months follow-up, the patient referred no symptom after the surgical treatment.

Conclusion

The extraoral/cervical approach is a safe alternative that achieves adequate treatment of Eagle’s syndrome.
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Metadata
Title
Cervicofacial pain associated with Eagle’s syndrome misdiagnosed as trigeminal neuralgia
Authors
Gabriela Mayrink
Evandro Portela Figueiredo
Fabio Ricardo Loureiro Sato
Roger William Fernandes Moreira
Publication date
01-06-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 1865-1550
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1569
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-011-0276-7

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