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Background: Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) is a rare plasma cell neoplasm of soft tissue without bone marrow involvement or other systemic characteristics of multiple myeloma

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Several studies indicated that tumor thickness or tumor volume might be helpful predictors for the prognosis of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma. Our aim was to compare the value of tumor thickness versus tumor volume measurement based on preoperative MR imaging in predicting the prognosis of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma, especially focusing on lymph node metastases and local recurrence.

At constant temperatures (5 to 45°C) browning rate patterns of 22 amino acids, induced during dehydration in presence of glucose and celite, pH 6.4, Aw 0.60 to 0.85, were classified into three types: 1. (lysine, histidine, and glycine) showed high rates over a broad a, range. 2. (Cysteine and methionine) had intermediate browning rates and a pattern of multiple maxima. 3. Amino acids (glutamine, valine and tryptophan) had low browning rates and showed a single sharp browning maximum. Squid mantle had broad browning maxima over the intermediate a, range resembling type 1, which comprised 75% of the total free amino acids in squid. Browning of squid was accelerated at 2 23°C with a, 0.60 to 0.90. Activation energy of the model systems was 10 to 35 kcal/moIe, and QlO were 1 to 8.