RESUMEN

We present a case of primary amyloidosis with macroglossia and restrictive cardiomopathy, that was mistakenly diagnosed as carcinoma of the tongue. He had characteristic echocardiographic findings, and bone marrow plasmacytosis but with normal serum electrophoresis and no Bence Jones proteins in the urine.

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Amiloidosis/diagnóstico , Carcinoma/diagnóstico , Cardiomiopatías/diagnóstico , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/diagnóstico , Neoplasias de la Lengua/diagnóstico , Amiloidosis/complicaciones , Biopsia , Cardiomiopatías/etiología , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Ecocardiografía , Humanos , Macroglosia/diagnóstico , Macroglosia/etiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad