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Macroglossia due to Systemic Amyloidosis: Is There a Role for Radiotherapy
Case Reports in Oncology, 2011 Background: Macroglossia due to amyloid depositions can cause cosmetic problems and functional disability, and can lead to life-threatening airway obstruction.
Isabelle Thibault, Isabelle Vallières
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Macroglossia: Clinical Considerations
International Journal of Orofacial Myology, 1989 Summary. Macroglossia is a multifactorial condition that is almost always associated with a space-occupying mass of the tongue. The usual treatment is surgical resection. The typical medical conditions that lead to macroglossia have been described.
Edward Dolan, John Riski, Robert Mason
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Persistent Acute Onset Macroglossia Treated with Compression Therapy [PDF]
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2017 Acute macroglossia, while rare and often limited in duration, can present significant management challenges. The anatomic position of the tongue, which can result in airway compromise in cases of enlargement, contributes significantly to difficulty with ...
Sean M. Johnson +2 more
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Self-Induced Traumatic Macroglossia: Case Report and Literature Review
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2019 Traumatic macroglossia is an extremely rare condition characterized by a sudden edematous swelling of the tongue due to trauma. We report a rare case of traumatic macroglossia in a 37-year-old male with known trisomy 21 and epilepsy who presented to the ...
Abdullah A. Alarfaj +3 more
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Life-threatening macroglossia after posterior fossa surgery: a surgical positioning problem?
B-ENT, 2014 Life-threatening macroglossia after posterior fossa surgery: a surgical positioning problem? A 55-year-old woman was operated in the lateral park bench position with significant neck flexion and oral packing.
G. Vermeersch +5 more
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Primary Systemic Amyloidosis Presenting as Macroglossia
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2004 Amyloidosis is a rare disease of unknown origin characterised by extracellular deposition of fibrillar proteinaceous substance called amyloid having common morphological, structural and staining properties but variable protein composition.
Karthikeya Patil +2 more
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Immunoglobulin Light Chain Amyloidosis. [PDF]
Clin Case RepWaxy, purple nodules and plaques distributed across the distal fingers and thenar eminences. ABSTRACT Symmetric, purpuric hand nodules and macroglossia prompted skin biopsy revealing immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis, leading to the diagnosis of multiple myeloma.
Lyon J, Khouri A, Bell KA, Zussman J.
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Concurrent Tongue and Cervical Lymph Node Amyloidosis Without Systemic Disease. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Amyloidosis of the head and neck is often associated with systemic involvement. However, this report describes a rare presentation of localized amyloidosis involving both the tongue and cervical lymph nodes in a patient without systemic disease.
Onyeji CO, Boutrand AM, Overton L.
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Generalized lymphangioma of the tongue: A rare cause of macroglossia
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2020 Generalized lymphangioma of tongue is a rare cause of macroglossia in children. It causes mechanical discomfort and functional and psychological disturbances. We report a case of macroglossia due to generalized lymphangioma in a 10 year old where partial
Amar A Shah +2 more
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Airway, 2022 Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a complex overgrowth syndrome. Affected children require surgeries for various reasons such as correction of macroglossia, abdominal wall defects, cleft palate or neoplasms.
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