A "Boxer Glove" Contoured Laryngeal Amyloidosis
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
; : 240-242, 2012.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
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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Main subject:
Vocal Cords
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Lasers, Gas
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Amyloidosis
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Anesthesia, General
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Larynx
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article