Specimen X-Rays of Removed Axillary Lymph Nodes to Guide Pathological Sampling (GPS)

University of Arkansas

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Procedure: X-ray

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01156454

111743

Details and patient eligibility

About

X-ray mapping of sentinel lymph nodes and/or axillary tissue will assist pathologists in their ability to identify the number and location of lymph nodes as well as more accurately section lymph nodes contained in surgical specimens.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Males or females of all races and ethnicities

• ≥ 18 years of age
• Must be scheduled for breast cancer surgery which includes a sentinel lymph node biopsy and/or axillary dissection

Exclusion criteria

• Any person whose final pathology could be compromised in any way by the X-ray procedure

Trial design

20 participants in 1 patient group

Surgery followed by x-ray assessment

Description:

After nodes are removed they are taken to radiology to be x-rayed

Treatment:

Procedure: X-ray