Narrow-Band Imaging in oncologic otorhinolaryngology: State of the art

E Chabrillac; A Dupret-Bories; B Vairel; V Woisard; G De Bonnecaze; S Vergez

doi:10.1016/j.anorl.2021.03.004

Narrow-Band Imaging in oncologic otorhinolaryngology: State of the art

Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 2021 Dec;138(6):451-458. doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2021.03.004. Epub 2021 Mar 12.

Authors

E Chabrillac¹, A Dupret-Bories², B Vairel¹, V Woisard¹, G De Bonnecaze³, S Vergez⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, University Cancer Institute Toulouse and Toulouse University Hospital, Hôpital Larrey, 24 Chemin de Pouvourville, 31059 Toulouse, France; Department of Surgery, University Cancer Institute Toulouse-Oncopole, 1 Avenue Irène Joliot-Curie, 31059 Toulouse, France.
² Department of Surgery, University Cancer Institute Toulouse-Oncopole, 1 Avenue Irène Joliot-Curie, 31059 Toulouse, France.
³ Department of ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, University Cancer Institute Toulouse and Toulouse University Hospital, Hôpital Larrey, 24 Chemin de Pouvourville, 31059 Toulouse, France.
⁴ Department of ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, University Cancer Institute Toulouse and Toulouse University Hospital, Hôpital Larrey, 24 Chemin de Pouvourville, 31059 Toulouse, France; Department of Surgery, University Cancer Institute Toulouse-Oncopole, 1 Avenue Irène Joliot-Curie, 31059 Toulouse, France. Electronic address: vergez.s@chu-toulouse.fr.

PMID: 33722467
DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2021.03.004

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the diagnostic performance of Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) combined with White Light Imaging (WLI) in the diagnosis of mucosal lesions at each location of the upper aerodigestive tract, for detection of primary tumor in case of carcinoma of unknown primary, for determination of intraoperative resection margins, and to describe its main diagnostic pitfalls.

Material and methods: A PubMed search was carried out according to the PRISMA method.

Results: Four hundred and seventy-seven articles published between 2007 and 2020 were identified, 133 of which met the study inclusion criteria and were assessed.

Conclusion: The current literature seems to support the use of NBI in diagnosis and/or follow-up of (pre-)malignant head & neck tumors, and in the determination of intraoperative resection margins.

Keywords: Carcinoma of unknown primary; Head and neck cancer; Narrow-Band Imaging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Head and Neck Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Head and Neck Neoplasms* / surgery
Humans
Narrow Band Imaging
Otolaryngology*