A "boxer glove" contoured laryngeal amyloidosis

Laryngeal amyloidosis is uncommon and poorly understood, with limited long-term studies. Although primary localized laryngeal amyloidosis is extremely rare, it frequently involves the ventricles and the false and true vocal cords. We present a 58-year-old woman with localized laryngeal amyloidosis w...

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Published inClinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 240 - 242
Main Authors Lee, Eun Jung, Yang, Yun Su, Kim, Jong Seung, Hong, Ki Hwan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 01.12.2012
대한이비인후과학회
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Amyloidosis
Case Report
Larynx
이비인후과학
Amyloidosis
Larynx
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Summary:Laryngeal amyloidosis is uncommon and poorly understood, with limited long-term studies. Although primary localized laryngeal amyloidosis is extremely rare, it frequently involves the ventricles and the false and true vocal cords. We present a 58-year-old woman with localized laryngeal amyloidosis who presented no symptoms. On indirect laryngoscopic examination, the mass involved both arytenoids only, and had a likeness to a "boxer glove." She was treated surgically by microlaryngoscopy under general anesthesia and the mass was excised using a carbon dioxide laser. We present this case and a review of literature.
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ISSN:1976-8710
2005-0720
DOI:10.3342/ceo.2012.5.4.240