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Flexible magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging versus colposcopy for diagnosing uterine cervical neoplasms: a multicenter, prospective, non-randomized, paired comparison study
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  • Hideki Kobara,
  • Kunihisa Uchita,
  • Noriya Uedo,
  • Jun Kunikata,
  • Kenji Yorita,
  • Naoya Tada,
  • Noriko Nishiyama,
  • Yuriko Shigehisa,
  • Chihiro Kuroiwa,
  • Noriko Matsuura ,
  • Yohei Takahashi,
  • Yuka Kai,
  • Uiko Hanaoka,
  • Yumiko Kiyohara,
  • Shoji Kamiura,
  • Kenji Kanenishi,
  • Tsutomu Masaki,
  • Koki Hirano
Hideki Kobara
Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine

Corresponding Author:kobara@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp

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Kunihisa Uchita
Kochi Sekijuji Byoin
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Noriya Uedo
Osaka International Cancer Institute
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Jun Kunikata
Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine
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Kenji Yorita
Kochi Sekijuji Byoin
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Naoya Tada
Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine
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Noriko Nishiyama
Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine
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Yuriko Shigehisa
Kochi Sekijuji Byoin
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Chihiro Kuroiwa
Kochi Sekijuji Byoin
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Noriko Matsuura
Osaka International Cancer Institute
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Yohei Takahashi
Kochi Sekijuji Byoin
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Yuka Kai
Kochi Sekijuji Byoin
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Uiko Hanaoka
Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine
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Yumiko Kiyohara
Osaka International Cancer Institute
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Shoji Kamiura
Osaka International Cancer Institute
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Kenji Kanenishi
Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine
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Tsutomu Masaki
Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine
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Koki Hirano
Kochi Sekijuji Byoin
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Abstract

Objective To investigate the detection ability of flexible magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging (ME-NBI) for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade two or worse (CIN2+) compared with colposcopy. Design Multicenter, prospective, non-randomized, paired comparison study. Setting Three Japanese medical centers. Population Japanese women. Methods Eligible patients had positive PAP smear test results, suspicious high-grade CIN in previous colposcopy, or definitive CIN3 diagnosed previously. A gastrointestinal endoscopist examined the cervix using ME-NBI in an endoscopy room and, subsequently, a gynecologist blinded to the ME-NBI findings performed colposcopy in a different room. CIN2+ locations were documented in a scheme immediately after each examination. Punch biopsy samples were obtained from all areas diagnosed as CIN2+ with both methods and from one normal area. The reference standard was the presence of at least one histological diagnosis of CIN2+ among all biopsy specimens. Main outcome measures The primary outcome was the detection sensitivity of patients with CIN2+, comparing ME-NBI and colposcopy. Results We enrolled 88 patients. The detection sensitivity for patients with CIN2+ was not statistically different between the two methods (both: 79%, 95% CI: 66%–88%). For diagnosing CIN2+, ME-NBI tended to show a higher sensitivity than colposcopy (69% vs. 58%, respectively), while its specificity tended to be lower vs. colposcopy (55% vs. 70%, respectively). Patients reported significantly less discomfort and embarrassment with ME-NBI vs. colposcopy. Conclusion ME-NBI showed comparable sensitivity to colposcopy for detecting CIN2+ lesions, and ME-NBI was more patient-acceptable.