Laryngeal amyloidosis: A rare cause of laryngocele

Laryngocele may be defined as an abnormal dilatation of the saccule of the ventricle and its pathogenesis is uncertain. We report a laryngocele caused by amyloidosis localized to larynx in a 60-year-old male patient. We would like to mention that amyloidosis should be evaluated in the etiology of pa...

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Published in:Clinical imaging 2002-03, Vol.26 (2), p.86-88
Main Authors: Çankaya, Hakan, Egeli, Erol, Unal, Özkan, Kiris, Muzaffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amyloidosis
Amyloidosis - complications
Amyloidosis - pathology
Biological and medical sciences
Dilatation, Pathologic - etiology
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Laryngeal Diseases - complications
Laryngeal Diseases - pathology
Laryngeal mass
Laryngocele
Larynx - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology. Orbit
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
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Summary:Laryngocele may be defined as an abnormal dilatation of the saccule of the ventricle and its pathogenesis is uncertain. We report a laryngocele caused by amyloidosis localized to larynx in a 60-year-old male patient. We would like to mention that amyloidosis should be evaluated in the etiology of patients diagnosed as having a laryngocele.
ISSN:0899-7071
1873-4499
DOI:10.1016/S0899-7071(01)00379-5