1 INTRODUCTION
Leukoplakia is a macroscopic anatomical term for thick white or grey
patches that can be associated with a variety of histological diagnoses
ranging from hyperplasia to malignant
transformation.1-4 Endoscopic (white light, WL)
examination combined with stroboscopy is currently the «main-stream”
approach for detecting and assessing vocal fold leukoplakia (VFL) or
other vocal fold lesions.5-7 Andrea et al. described
using contact endoscopy to examine the vocal folds and nasal mucosa in
the 1990s.8,9
The goal of this study was to evaluate distinct vascular patterns in
patients with VFL and glottis cancer using contact endoscopy (CE) and
see if there were any correlations with histologic abnormalities in the
mucosa of the vocal cord.