The aim of the project is to compare NBI endoscopy and standard endoscopic method using white light and evaluate accuracy both methods in early detection and diagnosis hypopharyngeal and laryngeal precancerous and cancerous lesions. A higher contrast between the mucosal epithelium and blood vessels is achieved in NBI endoscopy using filtered light comparing to white light observations. This allows detection of small mucosal changes, few millimetres in diameter, which are not observable using white light. The second aim in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract is to compare extension of mucosal lesions by evaluation of NBI endoscopy and white light endoscopy, which is crucial for perform targeted biopsy and for determination of resection margins in cancer surgery. The investigators expect that dysplastic changes of mucosa or early laryngeal cancerous lesions are detected in white light endoscopy rarely. In case our hypothesis is confirmed, frequency of precancerous and early cancerous lesions of hypopharynx and larynx is more common in patients with non-specific symptoms of laryngeal and pharyngeal diseases.
Age range
30 Years – 80 Years
Sex
ALL
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The number of patients with larger extent of the laryngeal lesison on NBI examination when compared to standard white light endoscopy
Timeframe: 3 years
The number of patients with histologically proven laryngeal cancer
Timeframe: 3 years