Localized oropharyngeal amyloidosis.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-2011
Abstract
An otherwise healthy 29-year-old woman presented with a complaint of odynophagia of several months' duration. On examination, she was found to have a broadly based, yellow, exophytic lesion on the right lateral pharyngeal wall. Findings on biopsy were consistent with amyloidosis. The patient underwent tonsillectomy with resection of the oropharyngeal lesion. Final pathology established a diagnosis of nodular non-AL-type amyloidosis. Localized amyloidosis of the oropharynx is exceptionally rare. Additionally, most cases of localized amyloidosis are of the AL type, not the AA (i.e., non-AL) type seen in this patient.
Volume
90
Issue
5
First Page
220
Last Page
222
ISSN
1942-7522
Published In/Presented At
Grindle, C. R., Curry, J. M., Cantor, J. P., Malloy, K. M., Pribitkin, E. A., & Keane, W. M. (2011). Localized oropharyngeal amyloidosis. Ear, nose, & throat journal, 90(5), 220–222. https://doi.org/10.1177/014556131109000507
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
21563090
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article