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Primary laryngeal amyloidosis is a rare clinical entity. A clinicopathological study done in 14 cases and the observations are reported herewith. Relevant literature on the subject has been reviewed.
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Misra, S.C., Shukla, G.K. & Dayal, D. Laryngeal amyloidosis. Ind. J. Otol. 26, 22–26 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03047772
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