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