Primary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the tongue base. Case report and review of the literature.
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.
Webb
Chris J
CJ
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK. cjwebb@lawsonclose.freeserve.co.uk
Makura
Zvoru G G
ZG
Jackson
Shaun R
SR
Helliwell
Tim
T
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