Dent Update 2016; 43: 641-647 Read article Oral medicine: Amyloidosis Presenting as Macroglossia and Restricted Tongue Movement CPD : 0:24 (closed) Self assess Feedback : 0 comments, 0 ratings Abstract: Amyloidosis (AL) is a well recognized cause of macroglossia [dental-update.co.uk]

We encountered and treated a patient with macroglossia who was found to have systemic and reactivity amyloidosis. [ci.nii.ac.jp]

Persistent macroglossia was attributed to the non-response to chemotherapy. [aerzteblatt.de]

Discussion: While macroglossia is thought to be pathognomonic of AL amyloidosis, we report a case of macroglossia with fibrillar ATTR amyloid deposits diagnosed by immuno-electron microscopy. [bloodjournal.org]

Macroglossia means an enlarged tongue. It may be absolute (greater than the 95 th centile) or relative (enlarged compared with oral cavity). [radiopaedia.org]

Incisional biopsy was done from one of the nodular lesions in the tongue with the diagnostic possibilities of carcinoma tongue/myeloma infiltration. [jomfp.in]

The biopsy of the excised lesion of the tongue revealed subepithelial accumulation of an amorphous, nodular, fibrillar material positive for Congo red. [link.springer.com]

[…] over the tongue and progressive discoloration around the eyes of 1-year duration. [jdrntruhs.org]

The histopathological examination of the biopsy taken from the lesion on the tongue revealed homogenous eosinophilic amorphous material and infiltration with lymphocytes seen on haematoxylin and eosin staining ( fig. 4) and revealed metachromatic staining [edoj.org.eg]

Her medical history included NF type-2 with chromosome-22 abnormal karyotype (mosaicism), multiple intracranial and spinal meningiomas/schwannomas and unilateral blindness/deafness. [link.springer.com]