Radiological Findings in Laryngeal Anterior Commissure Invasion: CT Scan Highlights. 2022

Giovanni Cristalli, and Antonello Vidiri, and Giuseppe Mercante, and Fabio Ferreli, and Armando De Virgilio, and Filippo Donelli, and Luigi Davì, and Pierpaola Gasparin, and Patrizia Cocco, and Fabiola Giudici, and Francesca Boscolo Nata
Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Ospedali Riuniti Padova Sud "Madre Teresa di Calcutta" Hospital, Monselice, Italy.

Preoperative anterior commissure (AC) evaluation in glottic cancer is crucial for therapeutic decisions. Endoscopy is often inadequate to precisely detect the presence of cancer in the AC; thus, computed tomography (CT) scan could help. We investigated the relation between AC thickness on CT scan (in mm), AC involvement by cancer at histology, and radiologic signs of anterior paraglottic space (PGS) infiltration. Retrospective observational study. An experienced radiologist retrospectively measured AC thickness and identified signs of anterior PGS infiltration on pretreatment contrast-enhanced CT scans of 80 patients with primary glottic cancer. The gold standard to define the presence of cancer in the AC was histology. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to determine the potential cut-off values of AC thickness (Youden index method) able to maximize both sensitivity and specificity in identifying the presence of cancer in the AC at histology and PGS infiltration on CT scan. AC was significantly thicker in patients with cancer in the AC at histology (P < .001) and in patients with PGS infiltration on CT scan (P < .001). The cut-off values to discriminate the presence of cancer at histology and PGS infiltration on CT scan were 3.62 and 2.6 mm, respectively. We found a substantial agreement between anterior PGS infiltration on CT scan and the presence of cancer in the AC at histology (Cohen Kappa: P = .70). AC thickness and radiologic signs of PGS infiltration on pretreatment CT scan could represent a method to predict the presence of cancer in the AC at histology. 4 Laryngoscope, 132:2427-2433, 2022.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007822 Laryngeal Neoplasms Cancers or tumors of the LARYNX or any of its parts: the GLOTTIS; EPIGLOTTIS; LARYNGEAL CARTILAGES; LARYNGEAL MUSCLES; and VOCAL CORDS. Cancer of Larynx,Laryngeal Cancer,Larynx Neoplasms,Cancer of the Larynx,Larynx Cancer,Neoplasms, Laryngeal,Cancer, Laryngeal,Cancer, Larynx,Cancers, Laryngeal,Cancers, Larynx,Laryngeal Cancers,Laryngeal Neoplasm,Larynx Cancers,Larynx Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Laryngeal,Neoplasm, Larynx,Neoplasms, Larynx
D005931 Glottis The vocal apparatus of the larynx, situated in the middle section of the larynx. Glottis consists of the VOCAL FOLDS and an opening (rima glottidis) between the folds. Rima Glottidis,Glottidi, Rima,Glottidis, Rima,Rima Glottidi
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D014057 Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image. CAT Scan, X-Ray,CT Scan, X-Ray,Cine-CT,Computerized Tomography, X-Ray,Electron Beam Computed Tomography,Tomodensitometry,Tomography, Transmission Computed,X-Ray Tomography, Computed,CAT Scan, X Ray,CT X Ray,Computed Tomography, X-Ray,Computed X Ray Tomography,Computerized Tomography, X Ray,Electron Beam Tomography,Tomography, X Ray Computed,Tomography, X-Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized Axial,Tomography, Xray Computed,X Ray Computerized Tomography,X Ray Tomography, Computed,X-Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,Beam Tomography, Electron,CAT Scans, X-Ray,CT Scan, X Ray,CT Scans, X-Ray,CT X Rays,Cine CT,Computed Tomography, Transmission,Computed Tomography, X Ray,Computed Tomography, Xray,Computed X-Ray Tomography,Scan, X-Ray CAT,Scan, X-Ray CT,Scans, X-Ray CAT,Scans, X-Ray CT,Tomographies, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Electron Beam,Tomography, X Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X Ray Computerized,Tomography, X Ray Computerized Axial,Transmission Computed Tomography,X Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,X Ray, CT,X Rays, CT,X-Ray CAT Scan,X-Ray CAT Scans,X-Ray CT Scan,X-Ray CT Scans,X-Ray Computed Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Tomography,Xray Computed Tomography

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