A "Boxer Glove" Contoured Laryngeal Amyloidosis

A "Boxer Glove" Contoured Laryngeal Amyloidosis

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 w...

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Main Authors: Eun Jung Lee, Yun Su Yang, Jong Seung Kim, Ki Hwan Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2012-12-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
Amyloidosis
Larynx
Online Access:http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-5-240.pdf
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spelling doaj-1173dfe1296d469a8a02df196482dce52020-11-24T23:29:59ZengKorean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryClinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology1976-87102005-07202012-12-015424024210.3342/ceo.2012.5.4.240194A "Boxer Glove" Contoured Laryngeal AmyloidosisEun Jung Lee0Yun Su Yang1Jong Seung Kim2Ki Hwan Hong3Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonbuk National University School of Medicine, Jeonju, Korea.Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonbuk National University School of Medicine, Jeonju, Korea.Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonbuk National University School of Medicine, Jeonju, Korea.Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonbuk National University School of Medicine, Jeonju, Korea.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.http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-5-240.pdfAmyloidosisLarynx
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author Eun Jung Lee
Yun Su Yang
Jong Seung Kim
Ki Hwan Hong
spellingShingle Eun Jung Lee
Yun Su Yang
Jong Seung Kim
Ki Hwan Hong
A "Boxer Glove" Contoured Laryngeal Amyloidosis
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
Amyloidosis
Larynx
author_facet Eun Jung Lee
Yun Su Yang
Jong Seung Kim
Ki Hwan Hong
author_sort Eun Jung Lee
title A "Boxer Glove" Contoured Laryngeal Amyloidosis
title_short A "Boxer Glove" Contoured Laryngeal Amyloidosis
title_full A "Boxer Glove" Contoured Laryngeal Amyloidosis
title_fullStr A "Boxer Glove" Contoured Laryngeal Amyloidosis
title_full_unstemmed A "Boxer Glove" Contoured Laryngeal Amyloidosis
title_sort "boxer glove" contoured laryngeal amyloidosis
publisher Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
series Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
issn 1976-8710
2005-0720
publishDate 2012-12-01
description 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.
topic Amyloidosis
Larynx
url http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-5-240.pdf
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