Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the tongue.

Solitary extramedullary plasmacytomas are uncommon malignant neoplasms accounting for 5-10% of all plasma cell malignancies." 2 The majority of extramedullary plasmacytomas are seen in head and neck region and frequently arise from the upper aerodigestive tract.3 Solitary plasmacytoma of the tongue is extremely rare, with only a few cases having been reported in the English literature.4-7 But magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings have not been described previously. We report a case of solitary plasmacytoma of the tongue in a 72-year-old man, and present the MR findings.