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Case Reports
. 2010 Dec 6;1(7):60.
doi: 10.1258/shorts.2010.010081.

Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the tongue base

George Garas  1 , Natasha Choudhury, Nidhi Prasad, Taran Tatla
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Case Reports

Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the tongue base

George Garas et al. JRSM Short Rep. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Endoscopic view of extramedullary plasmacytoma of the tongue base (structures labelled)
Figure 2
Figure 2
PET CT indicating increased metabolic activity in the tongue base, more on the right side
Figure 3
Figure 3
Photomicrograph of submucosal section of tongue base biopsy containing plasma cells exhibiting bi/multinucleation and mild atypia
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