Localized Amyloidosis Involving Palatine Tonsils: A Case Report and Literature Review

S. E. Schmid; N. B. Nesbitt; A. N. Snitchler; P. S. Verma; M. D. Grantham; D. J. Gallagher

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Localized Amyloidosis Involving Palatine Tonsils: A Case Report and Literature Review

S. E. Schmid, N. B. Nesbitt^*, A. N. Snitchler, P. S. Verma, M. D. Grantham, D. J. Gallagher

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1036-1040
Number of pages	5
Journal	Head and Neck Pathology
Volume	14
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-020-01177-5
State	Published - Dec 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Localized amyloidosis
Palatine tonsils
Waldeyer's ring

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