early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study subjects included patients who underwent ER for ESCC or were treated for head and neck cancer at the Hokkaido University Hospital and Keiyukai daini hospital, or were refered to the 2 hospitals for the lesions suspicious for early ESCC. The inclusion criteria of this study were as follows: 1) who have background mucosa with multiple minute iodine unstained areas (high risk group for metachronous ESCC), and 2) written informed consent obtained from the patient.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were as follows: 1) with histological diagnosis of SCC by prior endoscopic biopsy, 2) unsuitability as subjects, 3) age < 20 years, and 4) current pregnancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity of endoscopic diagnosis by using endocytoscopy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Rate of evaluable ultra-high magnifying images. 2) Specificity of endoscopic diagnosis by using endocytoscopy. 3) Accuracy of endoscopic diagnosis by using endocytoscopy. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hokkaido University Hospital Department of Gastroenterology