Primary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Tongue Base
Autor: | Zvoru G G Makura, Timothy R. Helliwell, Shaun R Jackson, Chris J Webb |
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Rok vydání: | 2002 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment medicine.disease Tongue Base Surgery Radiation therapy Otorhinolaryngology immune system diseases Biopsy Medicine Plasmacytoma Histopathology Extramedullary plasmacytoma External beam radiotherapy business Head and neck neoplasms |
Zdroj: | ORL. 64:278-280 |
ISSN: | 1423-0275 0301-1569 |
DOI: | 10.1159/000064142 |
Popis: | Background: Primary extramedullary plasmacytomas (PEMP) are rare malignant neoplasms with a predilection for the head and neck. Eighty percent of all PEMP are located in this area. Case Report: The authors present a case of lingual plasmacytoma in a 65-year-old man, diagnosed on biopsy and treated with external beam radiotherapy. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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