Primary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the tongue base. Case report and review of the literature

ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2002 Jul-Aug;64(4):278-80. doi: 10.1159/000064142.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Plasmacytoma / diagnosis*
  • Plasmacytoma / pathology
  • Plasmacytoma / radiotherapy
  • Tongue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Tongue Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tongue Neoplasms / radiotherapy