Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2009 Jul;52(7):620-622. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2009.52.7.620.

A Case of Laryngeal Amyloidosis

• Choi JS
• Kim KS
• Kim BS
• Jang TJ

• KMID: 2074145
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2009.52.7.620

Abstract

Amyloidosis is not a single entity but rather a group of diseases characterized by the presence of extracelluar deposition of insoluble, fibrillar, proteinaceous material with a well-defined, beta-pleated sheet ultrastructure, mainly in tissues derived from the mesoderm. Approximately 9% to 15% of amyloid tumors are localized. The larynx is the most usually involved site in the head and neck. It is estimated that less than 1% of the benign tumors is found in the larynx. We report a case of laryngeal amyloidosis with a review of its clinical patterns, diagnostic tools, pathologic findings and treatments.

Keyword

Larynx; Amyloidosis

MeSH Terms

Amyloid
Amyloidosis
Head
Larynx
Mesoderm
Neck
Amyloid