Clinical impact of gastrointestinal endoscopy on the early detection of pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A retrospective cohort study

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Retrospective Cohort Study

World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 16, 2021; 13(10): 491-501
Published online Oct 16, 2021. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i10.491

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

	n = 522
Sex, male/female	474 (90.8%)/48
Age, median, yr	65 (37-92)
Location
Oropharynx	196 (37.5%)
Hypopharynx	326 (62.5%)
Symptomatic/Asymptomatic	395 (75.7%)/127
Indication for examination
Investigation of symptoms	371 (71.1%)
Incidental EGD	47 (9.0%)
f/u or diagnostic work-up of ESCC	66 (12.6%)
f/u or diagnostic work-up of HN	17 (3.3%)
Incidental dental check	7 (1.3%)
Other	14 (2.7%)
Detected by GE/non-GE	164 (31.4%)/358
cTis-1/2/3/4	97 (18.6%)/177/102/146
cN -/+	182 (34.9%)/340
cM -/+	504 (96.6%)/18
Concurrent or history of ESCC y/n	145 (27.8%)/377

Summary of continuous variables, indicated as median and interquartile ranges. Categorical variables are indicated as the number of subjects and percentages. EGD: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; f/u: Follow-up; ESCC: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; HN: Head and neck cancer; GE: Gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Citation: Miyamoto H, Naoe H, Morinaga J, Sakisaka K, Tayama S, Matsuno K, Gushima R, Tateyama M, Shono T, Imuta M, Miyamaru S, Murakami D, Orita Y, Tanaka Y. Clinical impact of gastrointestinal endoscopy on the early detection of pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A retrospective cohort study. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2021; 13(10): 491-501
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v13/i10/491.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v13.i10.491