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Macroglossia

Known as: Tongue hypertrophy, Lingual hypertrophy, Hypertrophy of tongue 
The presence of an excessively large tongue, which may be congenital or may develop as a result of a tumor or edema due to obstruction of lymphatic… 
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AspartylglucosaminuriaBeckwith-Wiedemann SyndromeCOFFIN-SIRIS SYNDROME 4Congenital hypertrophy

Narrower (1)

Congenital macroglossia

Broader (1)

Hypertrophic disorder of skin, unspecified

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Difficult airway management in the emergency department: GlideScope videolaryngoscopy compared to direct laryngoscopy.
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Identification of craniofacial risk factors for obstructive sleep apnoea using three-dimensional MRI
The alteration of craniofacial structures has been associated with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). We hypothesised that: 1) a… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
The del(2)(q32.2q33) deletion syndrome defined by clinical and molecular characterization of four patients.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Discordant KCNQ1OT1 imprinting in sets of monozygotic twins discordant for Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) presents with visceromegaly, macroglossia, tumor predisposition and other congenital… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Assessment of the pharyngeal airway space after mandibular setback surgery.
Review
1993
Review
1993
Symptomatic gastric amyloidosis in patients with primary systemic amyloidosis.
Review
1988
Review
1988
Amyloid and amyloidosis.
Review
1986
Review
1986
Three-dimensional CT reconstructions of tongue and airway in adult subjects with obstructive sleep apnea.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Sudden infant death syndrome: hypothesis of causation.
The airway of the young infant is anatomically vulnerable at the oropharyngeal level between the soft palate and the base of the… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Primary amyloidosis: Clinical, immunochemical and immunoglobulin metabolism studies in fifteen patients
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