Nasopharyngeal amyloidoma with osteolytic lesions leading to diagnosis of systemic light-chain amyloidosis

Clin Case Rep. 2017 Apr 13;5(6):812-815. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.922. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Amyloidomas of the head and neck region are uncommon and generally considered a benign localized form of amyloidosis. Here, we describe "the unusual case of a young man" with a nasopharyngeal mass and osteolytic lesions caused by systemic light-chain amyloidosis treated successfully with a combined surgical and chemotherapy approach.

Keywords: Amyloidoma; nasopharyngeal tumor; osteolytic lesions; systemic light‐chain amyloidosis.

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  • Case Reports