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

Stanford University81 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Oropharynx Cancer

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * age 18 years or older * Written informed consent * Patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma Exclusion Criteria: * Tumors of the oral cavity or nasopharynx

Locations (1)

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Stanford, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

assessment of differential vascularity between normal and clinically apparent tumor with in the specified sites of oropharynx, using standard white-light endoscopy and narrow-band imaging

endoscopy of the oropharynx using white-light and narrow-Band imaging

Time frame: 30 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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