Predictive Factors of Clinical, Laboratory and Imaging Findings Routinely Used in Diagnosing Thyroid Cancer
Completed
- Conditions
- Thyroid Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT01074684
- Lead Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute, Naples
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to describe the correlation between the cytohistology exam of patients undergoing thyroid surgery, and the predictive values of: suspicious clinical findings, preoperative thyroid imaging, and the incidence of thyroid cancer in cytologically negative nodes.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 959
Inclusion Criteria
- Consecutive patients presenting for thyroid disease (palpable nodules)
- Indication for surgery
- Age > 18 years
- Signed informed consent for surgery
- Signed informed consent for data collection
Exclusion Criteria
- Concurrent condition that contraindicates surgery
- Clinical or radiologic evidence of locally advanced tumor
- Clinical or radiologic evidence of metastatic lymph nodes or distant metastases
- Nonpalpable nodes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method positive predictive value of preoperative suspicious clinical, laboratory and imaging findings at baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (8)
Ospedale di Taormina
🇮🇹Taormina, Italy
Università di Cagliari
🇮🇹Cagliari, Italy
Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
🇮🇹Napoli, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera Unviersitaria Careggi - Firenze
🇮🇹Firenze, Italy
ASL TO/4 Ospedale di Ivrea
🇮🇹Ivrea, Italy
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma Policlinico Gemelli
🇮🇹Roma, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Padova
🇮🇹Padova, Italy
Università degli studi di Perugia - Sede di Terni
🇮🇹Terni, Italy