The Role of an Optical Probe in Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis: Pilot Study



Status:Completed
Conditions:Cancer, Cancer, Cancer, Endocrine, Endocrine, Thyroid Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Endocrinology, Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:4/21/2016
Start Date:June 2009
End Date:November 2015

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Trial Overview
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The Role of an Optical Probe in the Detection of Thyroid Cancer and Normal Thyroid Tissue in a Thyroidectomy Specimen: A Pilot Study

This study will investigate the usefulness of an optical probe in the differentiation of
thyroid cancer from normal thyroid tissue in a thyroidectomy specimen.

The optical real-time readings will be compared to the histological analysis from the same
area. Subjects undergoing thyroid surgery for thyroid disease including thyroid nodules,
thyroid cancer and thyroid goiter with nodules will be eligible to participate. After the
removal of the thyroid gland, optical readings will be taken from the ex vivo thyroid gland
and these same areas will then be analyzed in the usual standard fashion. The reading will
then be correlated with the histological results. In addition, if lymph nodes are removed as
part of the surgery they will also be tested prior to histological standard processing. All
specimens and data will be de-identified.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Subjects undergoing thyroid surgery for thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, and thyroid
goiter with nodules.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects whose thyroid specimens have been put in formalin
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