A Case of Laryngeal Amyloidosis.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2009.52.7.620
- Author:
Jin Su CHOI
1
;
Ki Sik KIM
;
Bo Sung KIM
;
Tea Jeung JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. junsu801@dongguk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Larynx;
Amyloidosis
- MeSH:
Amyloid;
Amyloidosis;
Head;
Larynx;
Mesoderm;
Neck
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2009;52(7):620-622
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
