Status:
COMPLETED
The Usefulness of Staining Lymph Nodes During Operations for Cancer Thyroid in Detecting the Nodes That Have Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alexandria
Conditions:
Thyroid Cancer
Lymph Node Metastasis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Detection of lymph nodes starting to be involved by cancer spreading from the thyroid gland during operation is useful. It saves the patient from having a second operation to remove these nodes later ...
Detailed Description
The study includes 45 consecutive patients diagnosed as differentiated thyroid cancer by clinical examination and/or fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Exclusion criteria are: previous neck surg...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient diagnosed to have differentiated thyroid carcinoma and has no detectable cervical lymphadenopathy.
Exclusion
- Previous neck surgery, pregnancy and known hypersensitivity to the dye used.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
45 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00794053
Start Date
December 1 2002
End Date
April 1 2009
Last Update
July 15 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Alexandria University Hospitals
Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt, 110226