In vivo real-time diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in situ by contact rhinoscopy
- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Head & Neck
- Vol. 27 (11), 1008-1013
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.20281
Abstract
Background. Nasopharyngeal dysplasia or nasopharyngeal carcinoma in situ (NPCIS) lesions have rarely been reported. Timely diagnosis of the preinvasive lesion may improve prognosis. Contact endoscopy has been documented to accurately differentiate normal cells of the nasopharynx from malignant cells and allows a real‐time diagnosis of primary and recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in a clinical setting. However, the role of contact endoscopy in the diagnosis of NPCIS is unknown. Methods. The superficial cells of the nasopharynx in a patient with NPCIS were examined in vivo under local anaesthesia by use of a contact rhinoscope. The contact endoscopic findings were correlated with the histologic findings of the biopsy. Results. The atypical cells of the lesion were magnified and visualized under contact endoscopy. Histopathologic analysis of the biopsied tissue confirmed the presence of NPCIS staining positively for Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV)–encoded RNA (EBER). No cell‐free EBV DNA was detected in the sera of the patient. Conclusions. Contact endoscopy can accurately identify the atypical cells of a tiny preinvasive lesion in the nasopharynx in a clinical setting, which may not be evident in routine imaging examination. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck27: XXX–XXX, 2005Keywords
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