title: Primary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the tongue base. Case report and review of the literature.
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.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors present a case of lingual plasmacytoma in a 65-year-old man, diagnosed on biopsy and treated with external beam radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK. cjwebb@lawsonclose.freeserve.co.uk
authors.forename: Chris J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Zvoru G G
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Makura
authors.forename: Shaun R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Helliwell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy