Open AccessPostoperative amyloidosis of tongue base: Extremely rare complication after multilevel sleep surgery
Author(s) -
Bahgat Ahmed,
Vicini Claudio
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3812
Subject(s) - medicine , amyloidosis , complication , tongue , surgery , differential diagnosis , edema , radiology , pathology
Amyloidosis is to be considered in the differential diagnosis of postoperative edema of tongue base after its ablation. It might be triggered by surgical trauma. After establishment of diagnosis, cause of secondary amyloidosis should be excluded.