Characteristics of Mediastinal Lymph Node With False Positive FDG PET/CT Results in Lung Cancer Staging : Relation With TB and Latent TB Infection

Yonsei University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Lung Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01376856

4-2011-0196

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to analyze pathologic and radiologic characteristics of mediastinal lymph nodes with false positive FDG PET/CT results in lung cancer staging and assess relationship between false positive mediastinal lymph node and TB/latent TB.

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 20-75, men and women
• person who performed PET/CT and surgical biopsy of mediastinal lymph node for diagnosis of primary lung cancer of metastatic lung cancer

Exclusion criteria

• age < 20
• person who don't agree with enrollment
• illiterate
• person who is diagnosed as active tuberculosis now
• person who has history of hypersensitivity on PPD (tuberculin purified protein derivative)
• pregnant woman
• person who is treated as active tuberculosis

Trial design

33 participants in 1 patient group

PET/CT and surgical biopsy group

Description:

person who performed PET/CT and surgical biopsy of mediastinal lymph node for diagnosis of primary lung cancer of metastatic lung cancer