Multispectral Imaging to Characterize Patterns of Vascular Supply Within Lymphoepithelial Mucosa in Oropharyngeal Cancer

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Oropharynx Cancer; Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02365844

ENT0044

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to characterize the blood supply at the base of the tongue and within the tonsil region. We hypothesize that high-resolution Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) will improve the diagnosis of oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC). The goal is to provide the better assessment of tumor and thus providing better preoperative expectations to patients with OPC or tumor extent prior to radiation therapy.

Enrollment: 81 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 18 years or older
• Written informed consent
• Patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma

Exclusion criteria

• Tumors of the oral cavity or nasopharynx