PET-CT for Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the Neck Nodes Unknown Primary Malignancy

AHS Cancer Control Alberta

Status: Completed

Conditions: Squamous Cell Cancer

Treatments: Other: PET-CT

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00530283

20682

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients with squamous cell cancer of neck nodes but unknown primary will have a PET-CT scan prior to biopsies. The utility of PET-CT will be determined in this subset of patients.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• squamous cell cancer of neck nodes with unknown primary site

Exclusion criteria

• unable to tolerate PET-CT
• unable to undergo examination under anaesthesia

Trial design

20 participants in 1 patient group

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Description:

Patients with Squamous cell cancer of neck nodes, unknown primary

Treatment:

Other: PET-CT