Stabilisation of Laryngeal AL Amyloidosis with Long Term Curcumin Therapy

Figure 2

Amyloid tumour of the larynx. X 40—connective tissue partly covered by squamous mucosa. Within the connective tissue is eosinophilic material which stains positively with Congo red. This Congo red stained material shows apple green birefringence under polarised light. The appearances are consistent with amyloid.