title: Primary exophytic laryngeal amyloidosis presenting as sudden airway obstruction.
abstract: Primary amyloidosis of larynx is an uncommon phenomenon, the precise etiopathogenesis of which is not yet clear. It can present with slowly increasing hoarseness or difficulty in breathing. It presents more commonly as infiltrative lesion, exophytic presentation is a rare occurrence.
authors.affiliation: King Edward VII Memorial Hospital & Seth G. S. Medical College, 10, Sudha, 20 Napean sea road, Mumbai, India 400 034.
authors.forename: Jyoti P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dabholkar
authors.forename: Mukesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: More
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Avanindra
authors.forename: Arpit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
keywords: Amyloidosis; Exophytic; Laryngofissure; Larynx; Tracheostomy