1. Localized Amyloidosis Involving Palatine Tonsils: A Case Report and Literature Review
- Author
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D. J. Gallagher, M. D. Grantham, N. B. Nesbitt, A. N. Snitchler, P. S. Verma, and S. E. Schmid
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Palatine Tonsil ,Pharyngeal Tonsil ,Asymptomatic ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,International literature ,Humans ,Sine qua non Clinicopathologic Correlation ,Head and neck ,Lymph node ,Tonsillectomy ,Bilateral palatine tonsils ,business.industry ,Amyloidosis ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,030104 developmental biology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Oncology ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Localized amyloidosis ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Lymph Node Excision ,Lymph Nodes ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
Amyloidosis is a localized or systemic process where extracellular insoluble plasma protein fibers are deposited into tissues. Localized amyloidosis is rare and curable by surgical resection. While the head and neck region represents 19% of localized amyloidosis cases, only one other case of bilateral involvement of the pharyngeal tonsils has been published in the international literature. We report a case of asymptomatic amyloidosis isolated to the bilateral palatine tonsils and a cervical lymph node in a 59-year-old male. Systemic amyloidosis was ruled out through multidisciplinary consultation, and resection of the masses was performed. This represents the second reported case of bilateral tonsillar amyloidosis.
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- 2020