Abstract:Objective To explore the feasibility of high resolution microendoscopy in the imaging of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma specimen. Methods Retrospective analysis of 24 cases of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma of the gross specimens of normal esophageal mucosa and squamous cell carcinoma tissues HRME images, summarizes the image characteristics, develop HRME of normal esophageal mucosa and squamous cell carcinoma tissue diagnosis standard. Based on the developed diagnostic criter, we made a prospective study and the specimen from the suspected of squamous cell carcinoma in 60 cases. Comparing the prepressing diagnosis of HRME with the pathological results, aiming to evaluate the diagnostic value of HRME for ESCC. Results The characteristic of normal esophageal mucosa of HRME images: cells were arranged in an orderly manner, the nucleus was round, light and identical in size, the inter-nuclear distance was normal, and the number of cells in each field was similar; The diagnostic criteria for ESCC were as follows: cell arrangement was significantly disordered, cells had no polarity, the nuclei were of different sizes, inter-nuclear distance was reduced, nuclear overlapping was found in a large number of cells, the nuclei were enlarged, and disordered distribution of the nuclei was observed in each field. After imaging, HRME was diagnosed as normal esophageal mucosa at 4 sites, squamous cell carcinoma at 52 sites, and the other at 4 sites. After pathological examination, the diagnosis normal esophageal mucosa was 3, squamous cell carcinoma was 53 and the other was 4. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, negative predictive value and positive predictive value of HRME in the diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma were 96.2%, 85.7%, 75.0%, 95.0%, 98.1%, respectively. Conclusions HRME can distinguish normal esophageal mucosa and squamous cell carcinoma tissues and it can be used for imaging of squamous cell carcinoma specimen.