Status:
RECRUITING
Lateral Cervical Node Dissection in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.
Lead Sponsor:
Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello
Collaborating Sponsors:
Hospital Alma Mater de Antioquia
Hospital San Vicente Fundación
Conditions:
Thyroid Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-99 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to compare shoulder and neck morbidity and the effectiveness of cervical lateral nodal dissection in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer and lateral metastases b...
Detailed Description
The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased in recent decades, being responsible for 586,000 cases worldwide, ranking ninth in incidence in 2020. The rapid increase of thyroid cancer, particularly p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients ≥ 18 years.
- Patients with macroscopic lymph node involvement identified by physical examination, imaging or intraoperatively in lateral neck.
- Patients with microscopic nodal involvement confirmed by FNAB (definition by the pathologist of suspected or confirmed metastatic papillary carcinoma according to the Bethesda criteria)
- Candidates for lateral lymph node dissection due to suspected or confirmed disease metastatic lymph nodes as defined by the treating surgeon.
- Patients requiring or not requiring thyroidectomy and/or central dissection concomitant with the dissection
Exclusion
- Patients with a history of previous neck dissection
- Histological confirmation of medullary or anaplastic carcinoma
- Previous spinal nerve injury
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 31 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
62 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06149637
Start Date
August 1 2023
End Date
August 31 2028
Last Update
October 29 2024
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Hospital Alma Mater de Antioquia
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, 050010