[Localized laryngeal amyloidosis. Endoscopic surgery with CO2 laser]

Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2000 Nov-Dec;51(8):751-3.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Laryngeal amyloidosis is a very rare disease. In the upper airways, the most common localization is the laryngeal organ, particularly the supraglotic region. Usually laryngeal amyloidosis is a localized primary form, although it has occasionally been reported in conjunction with system amyloidosis. We are reporting a new case of localized primary laryngeal amyloidosis in the right arytenoid mucosa in a 66 years old woman who underwent CO2 laser endoscopic surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amyloidosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Amyloidosis / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laryngeal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Laryngeal Diseases / surgery*
  • Laser Therapy / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed