LARYNGEAL AMYLOIDOSIS WITH LARYNGOCELE - MRI AND CT

Citation
A. Arslan et al., LARYNGEAL AMYLOIDOSIS WITH LARYNGOCELE - MRI AND CT, Neuroradiology, 40(6), 1998, pp. 401-403
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Clinical Neurology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00283940
Volume
40
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
401 - 403
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3940(1998)40:6<401:LAWL-M>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A case of laryngeal amyloidosis associated with a laryngocele is repor ted. Preoperative CT showed diffuse thickening of the epiglottis, arye piglottic folds and false vocal cords with well-defined calcific foci. MRI revealed contrast enhancement and increased signal intensity on T 2-weighted images.