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Efficacy of double‐scope endoscopic submucosal dissection and long‐term outcomes of endoscopic resection for superficial pharyngeal cancer
Author(s) -
Yoshio Toshiyuki,
Tsuchida Tomohiro,
Ishiyama Akiyoshi,
Omae Masami,
Hirasawa Toshiaki,
Yamamoto Yorimasa,
Fujisaki Junko,
Sato Yukiko,
Sasaki Tohru,
Kawabata Kazuyoshi,
Igarashi Masahiro
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/den.12712
Subject(s) - medicine , submucosa , surgery , endoscopic mucosal resection , endoscopic submucosal dissection , metastasis , cancer , resection
Background and Aim Owing to increased awareness and use of narrow‐band imaging, there are more opportunities to treat superficial pharyngeal cancer (SPC). The present study aimed to describe the short‐ and long‐term outcomes of endoscopic resection (ER) for SPC. Methods This study included 166 consecutive SPC in 113 patients treated during 2006 to 2013 at one referral cancer center. In the first period, we treated patients using endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), in the second period using conventional ESD (cESD) and in the recent period using double‐scope ESD (dsESD), which involves a second thin endoscope for assistance to produce traction. Median follow‐up period was 30 months. Results All lesions were diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma. Complete resection rate of cESD and dsESD procedures was 56.4% and 82.3% ( P < 0.01), and local recurrence rate was 2.6% and 0.0%, respectively. Procedure duration was significantly shorter for dsESD than for cESD ( P < 0.05). Four cases of recurrent lymph node (LN) metastasis were observed; however, all patients with LN metastases survived to a 48‐month median interval after neck dissection. Risk factors for LN metastasis included subepithelium invasion, tumor thickness >1000 μm, droplet infiltration, and lymphovascular invasion. Overall survival rate after 5 years was 79.5%; no patients died of SPC. Cumulative rate of metachronous SPC after 5 years was 46.5%. Conclusion ER for SPC is a feasible and effective treatment, although metachronous SPC occurred frequently. For the technique of ER, dsESD was effective.