Biopsy Incisional With Trepan in Periocular Lesions

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Tumor

Treatments: Procedure: Punch Biopsy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00865813

1143/07

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to identify accuracy rates of 2mm punch biopsy technique in diagnosing periocular malignancy.

Full description

In each case, the histology obtained at biopsy was compared with that identified at the time of tumor excision.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All lesions were initially examined at the slitlamp, after which lesions with malignant characteristics such as texture, size or color alterations asociated with ulceration, prominent borders or elevated contours, irregular borders, telangiectasias or loss of eyelashes were included.

Exclusion criteria

• Lesions with not malignant characteristics

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

Punch Biopsy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Punch Biopsy