Diagnostic Accuracy Outcomes of Office-Based (Outpatient) Biopsies in patients with Laryngopharyngeal Lesions: A Systematic Review.
Mervyn Owusu-AyimSushil R RanjanAlison E LimAlexander D G RogersJenny MontgomerySusanne FlachJaiganaesh ManickavasagamPublished in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2021)
IOBs are a viable tool for diagnostic workup of laryngopharyngeal tumours. Clinicians should be wary of reported limitations of IOBs when benign or pre-malignant diagnoses are made. In cases suspicious of malignancy, confirmatory investigation should be conducted.