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Case report| Volume 37, ISSUE 4, P643-649, April 1955

Macroglossia in primary amyloidosis

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5555/uri:pii:0039606055901926
Macroglossia in primary amyloidosis
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      Abstract

      A case of macroglossia as a manifestation of primary systemic amyloidosis is reported. A successful one-stage palliative partial glossectomy was performed.
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      Publication history

      Received: August 2, 1954

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.5555/uri:pii:0039606055901926

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      © 1955 Published by Elsevier Inc.

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