Detection of residual tumor tissue during surgery in ovarian cancer.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- ovarian cancereierstokkankerovariumkanker
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
1. Female > 21 years old;
2. Ovarian cancer for which debulking surgery is scheduled.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Renal, cardiac or pulmonary failure (ASA III-IV);
2. Present or previous hyperthyreoidism;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Intra-operative detection of ovarian cancer by a folate-FITC enhanced optical imaging device, in which visual inspection in combination with routine histology is considered the golden standard for the presence of tumour tissue.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Presence of fluorescent residual disease after intended radical resection by visual observation alone.