Neurofibromatous Macroglossia

Bird, T.; Clark, Gordon

doi:10.1017/s0022215100050416

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“…The most common causes are muscle hypertrophy and congenital vascular malformations, such as lymphangioma and hemangioma, they are also characteristics found in the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, and can be present in the Down syndrome [1–14]. It can be acquired as a result of amyloidosis, myxedema, angioedema, and macromegalia [1, 5, 14–19]. The tongue can also be normal in size but can seem increased when compared with adjacent structures because of anteroposterior mandible or maxillary transverse deficiency or also due to cysts, tumors, and tonsillar hyperplasia that can move up and out the tongue.…”

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Surgical Treatment of Congenital True Macroglossia

Costa¹,

Brinhole²,

Silva³

et al. 2013

Case Reports in Dentistry

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Macroglossia is a morphological and volumetric alteration of the tongue, caused by muscular hypertrophy, vascular malformation, metabolic diseases, and idiopathic causes and also associated with Down and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndromes. This alteration can cause dental-muscle-skeletal deformities, orthodontic instability, masticatory problems, and alterations in the taste and speech. In this paper we present a case of true macroglossia diagnosed in a female patient, 26 years, melanoderma, no family history of disease, with a history of relapse of orthodontic treatment for correction of open bite, loss of the lower central incisors, and complaint of difficulty in phonation. The patient was submitted to glossectomy under general anesthesia using the “keyhole” technique, with objective to provide reduction of the lingual length and width. The patient developed with good repair, without taste and motor alterations and discrete paresthesia at the apex of the tongue.

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Surgical Treatment of Congenital True Macroglossia

Costa¹,

Brinhole²,

Silva³

et al. 2013

Case Reports in Dentistry

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] It is also found as a rare acquired state in conditions such as amyloidosis, neurofibromatosis, acromegaly, hypothyroidism, and chronic edema. 1,5,[14][15][16][17][18] Surgical reduction of the tongue is only occasionally required, but it may be indicated in cases of congenital macroglossia, [1][2][3][4][5]8 Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, [9][10][11][12][13] and before or after orthodontic treatment or orthognathic surgery to prevent relapse caused by an enlarged or dysfunctional tongue, 19,20 the macroglossia of amyloid, [14][15][16] or chronic edema. We describe the surgical techniques, complications, and outcomes.…”

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