Ultra Sound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of Liver and Pancreas Tumours

Herlev Hospital150 enrolled

Overview

Patients with tumors in liver or pancreas are randomized to ultrasound (UL)-guided FNAC biopsies with guidance method or UL-guided FNAC biopsies with free-hand method.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Tumors in Liver Tumors in Pancreas

Interventions

FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology)PROCEDURE

UL guided biopsy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * adult over 18 years * tumors in liver and/or pancreas Exclusion Criteria: * low coagulation factors * mentally ill patients.

Locations (1)

Herlev Hospital

Dk-2730, Herlev, Herlev, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

quality of obtained biopsy

Time frame: one year

Secondary Outcomes

patients pain and discomfort at procedure

Time frame: immediately

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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