Diagnostic utility of narrow-band imaging endoscopy for pharyngeal superficial carcinoma

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2011; 17(45): 4999-5006
Published online Dec 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i45.4999

Table 1 Clinicopathologic features of patients with pharyngeal superficial lesions

	Total	Non-SC	SC	P value
	(n = 445)	(n = 333)	(n = 112)	P value
Age (yr)	63 ± 9	63 ± 10	64 ± 8
Male : female ratio	16:1	14:1	27:1
Lesion location (n)
Oropharynx/ hypopharynx	269/176	206/127	63/49
Lesion diameter (mm)	6.2 ± 5.6	4.6 ± 3.6	11.0 ± 7.6	< 0.001¹
Histology (n)		Normal: 40	HGD: 35
		Inflammation: 115	SCC: 77
		Hyperplasia: 50
		Papilloma: 33
		Other²: 6
		LGD: 89

Where appropriate, data are given as the mean ± SD.

¹Student's t test.

²”Other” histologic diagnoses included hyperkeratosis (n = 2), regenerative atypia (n = 1), atrophy (n = 1), xanthoma (n = 1), and melanosis (n = 1). HGD: High-grade dysplasia; LGD: Low-grade dysplasia; SC: Superficial carcinoma; SCC: Squamous-cell carcinoma.

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Citation: Yoshimura N, Goda K, Tajiri H, Yoshida Y, Kato T, Seino Y, Ikegami M, Urashima M. Diagnostic utility of narrow-band imaging endoscopy for pharyngeal superficial carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(45): 4999-5006
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i45/4999.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i45.4999

Yoshimura N, Goda K, Tajiri H, Yoshida Y, Kato T, Seino Y, Ikegami M, Urashima M. Diagnostic utility of narrow-band imaging endoscopy for pharyngeal superficial carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(45): 4999-5006 [PMID: 22174550 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i45.4999]

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