Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the tongue base
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Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the tongue base
A 63-year-old man presented with a history of recurrent epistaxis. Past medical history included hypertension, diabetes mellitus and nasal polyposis. He was otherwise asymptomatic. On presentation, fibreoptic nasendoscopy to visualize a source for his nasal bleeding, identified coincidental asymmetrical nodular soft tissue swellings in the left and right tongue base (Figure 1) and a left middle...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JRSM Short Reports
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2042-5333
DOI: 10.1258/shorts.2010.010081