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Familial primary localized laryngeal amyloidosis in two sisters.
Kulak burun bogaz ihtisas dergisi : KBB = Journal of ear, nose, and throat - 1 Jan 2007
Oğuz Haldun, Safak Mustafa Asim, Demirci Münir, Arslan Necmi
Abstract excerpt
Laryngeal amyloidosis is rare, accounting for less than 1% of all benign laryngeal tumors. Although familial primary localized amyloidosis has been reported in other parts of the body, no familial cases have been reported in the larynx. Primary localized laryngeal amyloidosis was detected in two sisters whose ages were 35 years and 38 years, respectively. In the elder patient, a previous endolaryngeal biopsy for...
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