Contribution of narrow band imaging in delineation of laryngopharyngeal superficial cancer spread: a prospective study
- 5 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
- Vol. 278 (5), 1491-1497
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-020-06499-2
Abstract
Purpose The aim of this study was to assess the performance of Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) added to White Light (WL) in the delineation of laryngopharyngeal superficial cancer spread during office-based transnasal flexible endoscopy. Methods This bi-centric prospective study was conducted between October 2014 and December 2017. We included consecutive patients with laryngopharyngeal malignant tumors. Transnasal flexible endoscopy was performed by two endoscopists who were blinded to each other's assessments and who examined each patient independently. The first endoscopist only performed a WL examination, while the second endoscopist carried out both WL and NBI. The extent of tumor involvement was reported based on predefined anatomical sub-units. Biopsies in NBI + /WL− sub-units were subsequently performed during panendoscopy. Results Eighty-four patients were included in the study. A total of 72 NBI + /WL− sub-units were sampled in 38 patients, and 37 of the biopsies were positive (51.4%): 16 for invasive carcinoma, 17 for high-grade dysplasia/carcinoma in situ and 4 for low-grade dysplasia. Ultimately, 26.2% of patients had at least one positive biopsy in an NBI + /WL− sub-unit and, therefore, a better tumor delineation. The clinical T stage was upgraded in 4.8% of cases examined. Conclusion Adding NBI to WL imaging during transnasal flexible endoscopy in patients presenting with laryngopharyngeal pre-malignant or malignant lesions improves the delineation of superficial cancer spread, thereby leading to better adapted treatments. Clinicaltrials.gov registration number: NCT02035735.Keywords
Funding Information
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse (Appel d'Offre Local)
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