LOCAL TUMOR-LIKE DEPOSITS OF AMYLOID IN THE LARYNX: REPORT OF A CASE WITH A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Abstract

The occurrence of isolated tumor-like deposits of amyloid in such areas as the upper air passages may have a variable significance depending on associated pathologic conditions in the body as well as on the presence or absence of a basic etiologic factor. The following classification into four groups is based on an analysis of published reports of cases in the literature: