title: Tracheobronchial amyloidosis managed with multimodality therapies.
abstract: Amyloidosis is a systemic disease involving abnormal extracellular deposition of amyloid and autologous fibrillar protein material in β-pleated sheets. Accumulation of this abnormal protein leads to organ dysfunction, although respiratory tract involvement is rare. We present two cases of tracheobronchial amyloidosis successfully treated with surgery and radiation.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sommer
authors.forename: Gagan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Randolph J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lipchik
authors.forename: Jayshil J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: amyloidosis; stridor; tracheobronchial amyloidosis