Primary localized nasopharyngeal amyloidosis. A case report

Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Patients with Localized Amyloidosis of the Nasopharynx and Eustachian Tube

“…Patients presented nasal obstruction, mucoid discharge, and nose bleeding [22]. Since nasopharyngoscopy is not always applicable in children prior to surgery, the presence of amyloid can be found incidentally during adenoidectomy.…”

Localized Amyloidosis in the Nasopharynx and Neck: Case Report

“…3 Simp son et al ha ve re por ted less re cur ren ce fol lo wing la ser ex ci si on of lo ca li zed amy lo i do sis. 5 Lo ca li zed amy lo i do sis is a di se a se of gre at ra rity and slow prog res si on, for which sponta ne o us reg res si on is known to oc cur; the re fo re, it is dif fi cult to pre dict the out co me.…”

“…Ex ci si on of the amy lo id de po sits sho uld only be con si de red if they ca u se mor bi dity; for the re ma i ning ca ses of lo ca li zed amy lo i do sis, con ser va ti ve tre at ment with ca re ful ob ser va ti on is sug ges ted. 3 In the pre sent ca se, the na sop hary nge al mass ca u sing na sal obs truc ti on was ex ci sed with cu ret ta ge. The remo val of the asym pto ma tic neck mas ses sho wing amy lo id de po sits in FNAB was con si de red un neces sary.…”

Sinonasal Globular Amyloidosis Simulating Malignancy: A Rare Presentation

“…Mufarrij et al [13] found seven subsequent cases from 1935 to 1990. A Medline search up to 2001 revealed five other reported cases [14][15][16][17][18]. Further search revealed three more case reports of sinonasal amyloidosis in English literature [19][20][21][22].…”