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Feasibility of Preoperative Tattooing of Percutaneously Biopsied Axillary Lymph Node: A Quasi Experimental Pilot Study

NCT03939598 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2019-05-07

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Summary

This study evaluates utility of a novel technique using India Ink to aid in the identification and retrieval of axillary lymph nodes during surgery, in breast cancer patients with suspicious lymph nodes.

The first part of the study will evaluate the feasibility of the technique in patients who commence their treatment with surgery. Provided its success, the second part of the study will evaluate the applicability of this same technique in patients who receive chemotherapy before having surgery.

Conditions

  • Breast Neoplasm

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aga Khan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Abida K. Sattar, MD · Aga Khan University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-03-27
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2020-12-31

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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