Measurement of the local optical properties of malignant and normal breast tissue
Recruiting
- Conditions
- breast cancerbreast tumor1002765610006295
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy, with preferably palpable tumors at large distance from the musculus pectoralis.
Exclusion Criteria
- Nipple sparing/skin sparing mastectomy
- Patients with silicone breast implants
- Patients with increased risk based on a poor general condition
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The wavelength dependent difference in absorption coefficient between normal<br /><br>and malignant breast tissue at different locations in the tumor. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>N/A</p><br>