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Cureus
January 2024
Hematology and Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
We report the case of a 66-year-old woman who was diagnosed with localized tracheal amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis caused by an underlying B-cell neoplasm. The diagnosis was confirmed through subsequent bronchoscopy and biopsies; however, she experienced a challenging episode of hypoxic respiratory failure that required intervention. Repeat bronchoscopies showed persistent subglottic stenosis and tracheobronchomalacia, which led to tracheal debulking surgery and additional interventions.
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January 2017
5 Department of Radiation Oncology, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and.
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