royal free ethics committee for retrospective publication of patient data . written informed consent for publication was obtained from the patients . ma beckles and t wagner not commissioned ; peer - reviewed by vaishali sanchorawala and kaushik sanyal royal free ethics committee for retrospective publication of patient data . written informed consent for publication was obtained from the patients .
lessonamyloidosis is a rare differential diagnosis of a mass detected in the chest . 
 amyloidoma is caused by a local proliferation of clonal b - cells secreting an unstable immunoglobulin light chain which accumulates . 
 fdg - pet scan are useful but not specific . 
 treatment is generally by local resection for treatment of symptoms.we report two cases of amyloidomas , which are rare entities characterised by large local amyloid deposits . 
 these can occur in the upper respiratory tract , soft tissues and central nervous system.1