PMID: 6979744Jan 1, 1982Paper

"Angiodysplasia' of the tongue with acquired von Willebrand's disease

Postgraduate Medical Journal
G M Wood, M S Losowsky

Abstract

A case of acquired von Willebrand's disease is reported in which the patient developed a swelling on the dorsum of the tongue. Histology of this lesion closely resembled that described in angiodysplasia of the colon.

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