Ultrasound Guided Core Biopsy vs Fine Needle Aspiration for Evaluation of Axillary Lymphadenopathy

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Conditions studied: Focus: Breast Cancer With Axillary Node Metastasis

In brief

The study was performed to determine if either ultrasound guided core biopsy or fine needle aspiration of an axillary lymph node has superior sensitivity in detecting metastatic carcinoma from the ipsilateral breast.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01920139

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

105

Starts

2008-12-01

Expected to finish

2011-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-08-09

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women with breast cancer and abnormal ipsilateral axillary nodes visible on sonography.

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to understand consent form.
• Emotionally unprepared to discuss possibility of axillary metastasis
• Node not amenable to core biopsy

Where it is running

• Magee Womens Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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