Status:
WITHDRAWN
Assessment of Repeat Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) to Detect Thyroid Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Conditions:
Thyroid Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Thyroid nodules are common (prevalence of 12.7% in women), but are malignant in only 5% of cases. International experts agree that a preliminary cytological examination by fine needle aspiration (FNA)...
Detailed Description
Background : A few studies have tried to evaluate the value of a second needle biopsy. Ultrasound criteria for malignancy have been described but are mostly unvalidated. Only a very small number of i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient are more than 18 years old
- Patient with a unique or several thyroid solid nodules more than 10 mm wide
- Patient who accept to be followed over 18 months
- Study Informed patient, non opposed to his/her own data analyzes
Exclusion
- Pregnant women
- Patient with previous data of thyroid cancer
- Patient with low TSH (inferior to local norm)
- Patient refusing thyroid surgery policy/ rule
- Irresponsible patient or patient refusing to participate
- Patient with clinical or psychological state not permitting study sample
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00954837
Start Date
April 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
May 27 2013
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