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Role of contrast enhanced computed tomography in the characterization of various laryngeal masses | |
Dr. Poonam Ohri, Dr. Nischitha.R, Dr. Rajiv Devgan, Dr. Arushi Jain, Dr. Manasi Kohli, Parushi Kohli, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Kohli | |
Aims and objectives: 1. To study the role of computed tomography in evaluation of various laryngeal masses. 2. To study the staging of the laryngeal carcinoma. Materials and Methods: 50 patients with laryngeal lesions on laryngoscopy referred to the Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging for CECT Neck were included in the study. Results: Overall sensitivity of CECT for diagnosis of benign lesions were 78% and malignant lesions were found to be 100% showing its high predictive values in diagnosing malignant lesions with significant p value<0.001. CECT Neck is valuable in staging of the laryngeal tumors where either patients may present too early which result in no staging or too late to present during the T3,T2 stages. Conclusions: Cross-sectional imaging with contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) allows excellent depiction of the intricate anatomy of the larynx and the characteristic patterns of submucosal tumor extension. CT helps in localization, characterization of mass, its nature, size, enhancement pattern and relation with surrounding structures along with assessment of lymphadenopathy which aids in diagnosis, management and surgical approach and post operative follow up. |
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