Development of a Novel Methodology Using BMVC Staining as an Assistance to Cancer Cytological Diagnosis

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Neck Mass

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01301690

FEMH No.:98041-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

3,6-bis(1-methyl-4-vinylpyridinium) carbazole diiodide (BMVC) is an inorganic chemical compound (Figure1). The uptake of BMVC in cancer cells and normal cells are different. Recently, a simple handheld device (Figure1) based on the fluorescence analysis of stained cells was established to instantly differentiate cancer cells from normal cells. The investigators want to quantitatively measure the fluorescence expression of BMVC in normal and cancer cells and explore the usefulness of this staining in head and neck lumps.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients (age range from 18 to 90 years old) with neck lumps, receiving sonographic examination and FNA cytologic study.

Exclusion criteria

• No cytology data

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

Neck masses

Description:

Neck mass received US and US-FNA