Isolated Laryngeal Amyloidosis Mimicking Laryngeal Cancer

Isolated Laryngeal Amyloidosis

Isolated Laryngeal Amyloidosis

INTRODUCTION Amyloidosis comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the deposition of amyloid protein in various organs of the body. The larynx is one of the rarer sites where amyloidosis occurs. CASE REPORT A 36-year-old man presented with a two-year history of hoarseness of voice. He had a positive history of smoking, but no history of long-term consumption of alcohol. Ph...

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Laryngeal Amyloidosis Mimicking Glottic Cancer: A Case Report

A 47-year-old man was transferred from another clinic with a one year history of progressive dyspnea that had recently deteriorated. He was a heavy drinker (1 bottle of whisky/day) and smoker (1 pack/day). On the direct laryngoscopy, polypoid masses with smooth surfaces were found involving both the true and false vocal folds (Fig. 1A). We suspected the man was suffering from vocal cord carcino...

Supraglottic adenoid cystic carcinoma mimicking laryngeal amyloidosis: A case report

Supraglottic adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is extremely rare and may be misdiagnosed as laryngeal amyloidosis. The present report describes a case of supraglottic ACC, which went unrecognized until histopathological examination of the neoplasm 18 months after the first presentation. The present patient presented with progressive hoarseness for half a year and initially required partial resecti...