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Combined Laryngocele Secondary to Localized Laryngeal Amyloidosis

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Laryngocele is a benign condition due to abnormal dilatation of the laryngeal saccule. Localized amyloidosis causing laryngocele is a rare entity with few reports in the literature. We present a young male patient with a large combined laryngocele secondary to laryngeal amyloidosis.

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  1. Department of ENT, Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi, 110010, India

    W. V. B. S. Ramalingam, Satish Nair, A. V. Ramesh, D. K. Gupta & Anil Kumar

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Ramalingam, W.V.B.S., Nair, S., Ramesh, A.V. et al. Combined Laryngocele Secondary to Localized Laryngeal Amyloidosis. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 64, 193–196 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-012-0497-6

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