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Prevalence and Malignant Involvement of Calcified Intrathoracic Lymph Nodes in Patients Undergoing Endosonography

NCT04743583 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 362

Last updated 2023-01-10

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Summary

The presence of calcifications, which is a relatively common feature in intrathoracic lymph nodes, typically contributes to confer them a heterogeneous aspect during endosonographic B-mode examination, but their prevalence and a possible association between calcifications and metastatic involvement has never been systematically evaluated. We hypothesize that, in patients undergoing mediastinal diagnosis or staging of suspected/known lung cancer/intrathoracic malignancies, the prevalence of lymph node metastases is similar in calcified and non-calcified lymph nodes.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Endosonography B-mode examination

Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) or Endoscopic with bronchoscope (EUS-B) B-mode examination and sampling, when indicated, of lymphadenopathy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rocco Trisolini, MD · Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-20
Primary Completion
2022-04-30
Completion
2022-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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