Neck Ultrasound by Respiratory Physicians in Patients With Lung Cancer

University College Hospital Galway

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lung Cancer Metastatic; Nodes, Lung

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Neck ultrasound guide lymph node sampling

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03970564

Version 01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a study of routine neck ultrasound performed by respiratory physicians in patients with mediastinal lymphadenopathy and suspected lung cancer

Full description

In the first phase of the study a respiratory physician was trained to perform neck ultrasound and needle sampling of enlarged cervical lymph nodes according to preset criteria. In the second phase patients with suspected lung cancer and enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes underwent routine neck ultrasound and enlarged cervical lymph nodes were sampled using fine needle and or core needle biopsy.

The outcomes of interest in the study were the rate of malignant cervical lymphadenopathy defined as pathological evidence of cancer in neck lymph node samples consistent with a lung primary, adequacy of needle sampling, patient reported experience assessed by a visual analogue of discomfort associated with needle neck sampling and EBUS, and the proportion of patients that had nodal upstaging

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Suspected and later on confirmed lung cancer
• Presence of at least one mediastinal lymph node measuring > 10 mm in short diameter on computerised Tomography

Exclusion criteria

• Age <18
• History any malignancy apart from non-melanomatous skin cancer
• Inability to give informed consent

Trial design

30 participants in 1 patient group

Suspected lung cancer

Description:

Suspected and later on confirmed lung cancer with evidence of mediastinal lymphadenopathy on computerised tomography

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Neck ultrasound guide lymph node sampling