title: Plasma cell granuloma of the tongue. Report of a case.
abstract: A case of plasma cell granuloma of the tongue in an otherwise symptomless 48-year-old caucasian female is reported. The polyclonal nature of the plasmocytes was revealed by immunostaining of kappa and lambda light chains. Electron microscopic observations showed typical mature plasmocytes. A parasitic etiology of this type of lesion is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Instituto Portugues de Oncologia, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sacadura
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000032:analysis; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / Q000032:analysis; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains