Table 1.

Accuracy of Transnasal Flexible Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy.

DL Benign No. CIS No. SCC No. Total No.

TFL
Benign 29 4* 18* 51 (48.7%)
CIS 1* 1 10* 12 (11.4%)
SCC 0 0 42 42 (40.0%)
Total 30 (28.6%) 5 (4.7%) 70 (66.7%) 105 (100%)
*There was a discrepancy in the TFL and DL pathology results.
Invasive carcinoma was considered as conclusive pathology results equal to DL pathology results.

Benign, benign TFL pathology result; CIS, carcinoma in situ; DL, direct laryngoscopy; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; TFL, transnasal fiberoptic laryngoscopy.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2014 April; 5(2): e0011. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2014 April 28. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10145