A case of laryngeal amyloidosis

Abstract

Amyloidosis is accumulation of an abnormal protein with eosinophilic fibrillary structure in the intercellular space of different tissues and organs because of different causes. It may be systemic or localized, primary or secondary. Amyloidosis is rarely seen in the larynx. A patient with respiratory distress who was diagnosed as laryngeal amyloidosis with biopsy, underwent excision of mass with laryngofissure technique. This case is presented with literature review.