Sentinel Node With Ultrasound Contrast in Melanoma

Rigshospitalet

Status: Completed

Conditions: Malignant Melanoma

Treatments: Drug: ultrasound contrast

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00370136

(KF)01288200

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose is to evaluate,in 20 patients, if the sentinel node(s) in melanoma can be detected by lymph contrast ultrasound. In comparing the patients will also get lymph-scintigraphy and sentinel node detection wiht blue dye.

The goal is to improve the method for detecting sentinel node(s) in melanoma.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Malignant melanoma on a extremity,
• No spread of the cancer,
• Patients over 18 years old,

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy,
• Lactating,
• Severe hart disease,

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind