Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 1, January 2013, pages 46-48

Recurrent Primary Laryngeal Amyloidosis in a 36 Year-Old-Woman

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Image of the patient’s original laryngovideostroboscopy. Note the smooth submucosal nodularity of the anterior vestibular folds and ventricles as well as inflammation of the left vocal fold due to amyloid infiltration.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Intra-operative image status post excision. Note complete excision of supraglottic amyloid with preservation of the left vocal fold despite signs of likely amyloid infiltration of the left anterior vocal fold.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Congo red stain shows red staining for amyloid in the periglandular stroma, surrounding stroma and blood vessel endothelium.