Abstract
This report documents a case of localized amyloidosis of the pharynx and larynx. The patient was a 58-year-old woman who complained of a resent dyspnea after experiencing hoarseness for 6 months. Pharyngo-laryngeal fiberscopy showed tumorous masses on the left false cord and the right lateral nasophar- yngeal wall. Laryngomicrosurgery using laser vaporization was performed to remove the laryngeal mass and a biopsy was performed for the nasopharyngeal mass. The histological diagnose of both masses was amyloidosis. Further examinations showed no systemic amyloidosis. No indication of recurrence was observed for either the laryngeal or nasopharyngeal mass. Laryngeal amyloidosis has been reported to recur up to several years after the initial treatment, it is therefore recommended that this patient should be observed with a long term follow up.
