Laryngo-tracheobronchial amyloidosis: a case report and review of literature.
AMYLOIDOSIS is a benign process which can have systemic involvement. Though larynx is the common site of localized amyloidosis in the head and neck region,1 it was seldom reported with heterochronous implication of bilateral ventricles. Here we report a case of laryngeal amyloidosis heterochronously localized at bilateral ventricles with tracheobronchial involvement. Combined with our experience we reviewed the literature, and discuss the pertinent managements of this condition.
Department of Head-neck Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Jing-xia
JX
Wang
Department of Head-neck Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Shan
S
Yang
Department of Head-neck Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Hai-hong
HH
Chen
Department of Head-neck Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Qin-ying
QY
Wang
Department of Head-neck Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Yu-yu
YY
Lu
Department of Head-neck Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Li-Li
LL
Jiang
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome