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Primary exophytic laryngeal amyloidosis presenting as sudden airway obstruction

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Primary amyloidosis of larynx is an uncommon phenomenon, the precise etiopathogenesis of which is not yet clear. It can present with slowly increasing hoarseness or difficulty in breathing. It presents more commonly as infiltrative lesion, exophytic presentation is a rare occurrence.

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  1. King Edward VII Memorial Hospital & Seth G. S. Medical College, 10, Sudha, 20 Napean sea road, Mumbai, India, 400 034

    Jyoti P. Dabholkar, Mukesh More, Kumar Avanindra & Arpit Sharma

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Dabholkar, J.P., More, M., Avanindra, K. et al. Primary exophytic laryngeal amyloidosis presenting as sudden airway obstruction. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck S 59, 357–359 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-007-0101-7

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