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Needle aspiration biopsy of the pre‐epiglottic space
Author(s) -
Cusumano Robert J.,
Kaufman David,
Weiss Michael,
Gallo Leza,
Reede Deborah,
Myssiorek David
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.2880110108
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , fine needle aspiration , radiology , laryngectomy , carcinoma , aspiration biopsy , larynx , surgery , pathology
Clinical staging of supraglottic carcinoma requires evaluation of the pre‐epiglottic space (PES). To explore the role of fine needle aspiration biopsy of the PES in the staging of epiglottic carcinoma, endoscopic transvallecular fine needle aspiration biopsies of the PES were performed in 16 patients with epiglottic carcinoma. The results of aspiration cytology were compared with CT scanning and postoperative histopathologic sections of the PES after total or supraglottic laryngectomy. This preliminary report shows that needle aspiration biopsy of the PES is a safe and sensitive technique, having a high correlation with histopathologic follow‐up. Needle biopsy, along with CT scan, is clinically useful in staging the PES, which cannot be examined directly.