Predictive Factors of Clinical, Laboratory and Imaging Findings Routinely Used in Diagnosing Thyroid Cancer

National Cancer Institute, Naples959 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to describe the correlation between the cytohistology exam of patients undergoing thyroid surgery, and the predictive values of: suspicious clinical findings, preoperative thyroid imaging, and the incidence of thyroid cancer in cytologically negative nodes.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

959

Conditions

Thyroid Cancer

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Consecutive patients presenting for thyroid disease (palpable nodules) * Indication for surgery * Age \> 18 years * Signed informed consent for surgery * Signed informed consent for data collection Exclusion Criteria: * Concurrent condition that contraindicates surgery * Clinical or radiologic evidence of locally advanced tumor * Clinical or radiologic evidence of metastatic lymph nodes or distant metastases * Nonpalpable nodes

Locations (8)

Università di Cagliari

Cagliari, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera Unviersitaria Careggi - Firenze

Florence, Italy

ASL TO/4 Ospedale di Ivrea

Ivrea, Italy

Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

Naples, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

positive predictive value of preoperative suspicious clinical, laboratory and imaging findings

Time frame: at baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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