Le rôle de la tomographie par cohérence optique dans la chirurgie endocrinienne cervico-faciale
Background. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive imaging modality that renders real-time tissue images with resolution in the order of micrometers, allowing to unveil their microarchitecture. Given its properties, there is growing interest in determining the potential applications of OCT in thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Methodology. Thirty-six patients undergoing thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy and/or neck dissection for well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) were prospectively recruited in a single tertiary center. Freshly excised specimens of healthy and pathologic thyroid, parathyroid glands, lymph nodes and adipose tissues were imaged with OCT prior to histopathological analysis. Images were reviewed by two blinded independent raters, and a multidisciplinary team. Results. Based on 137 surgical specimens, OCT could not consistently differentiate benign from malignant thyroid nodules, and parathyroid adenomas from normal lymph nodes. For healthy tissues, OCT could differentiate each tissue type with high sensitivity and specificity 100% and 99% for thyroid tissue, 93% and 100% for parathyroid glands, 100% and 99% for adipose tissue, and 98% and 99% for lymph nodes. Cohen’s kappa coefficients for intra- and inter-rater agreement were 0.968 and 0.951. OCT could also differentiate benign from malignant lymph nodes in WDTC with sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of 85.1%, 89.5%, 80.8%, and 92.2%. Cohen’s kappa coefficients for intra- and inter-rater reliability were 0.836, and 0.792. Conclusion. Evidence suggests that OCT could serve as an adjunct tool to identify parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy and differentiate benign from metastatic lymph nodes in WDTC.
thyroid parathyroid imaging optical coherence tomography tissue biopsy