The researchers are doing this study to see if giving people fluorescein sodium as an IV infusion before their vulvectomy for treating extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) can help surgeons with performing the procedure. The researchers will look at whether fluorescein sodium helps surgeons identify disease cells that should be removed. Other purposes of this study include looking at the following: If there are any complications during or after vulvectomy involving the use of fluorescein sodium. If fluorescein sodium can reveal tissue that surgeons cannot operate on (unresectable tissue).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
27
Patients will receive IV fluorescein sodium in the operating room before the vulvectomy procedure.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk - Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
Commack, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
Harrison, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)
Uniondale, New York, United States
RECRUITINGrate of positive pathologic surgical margin status
is to determine whether the use of IV fluorescein sodium reduces the rate of positive surgical margins in patients undergoing vulvectomy for EMPD. The incidence of positive surgical margins on final pathology will be evaluated as the primary endpoint;
Time frame: 1 year
incidence of intraoperative or postoperative complications
all intraoperative and postoperative complications (including allergic reactions to fluorescein sodium injection, allergic reaction, infection, wound breakdown, need for reoperation) in the study population will be recorded prospectively. All complications of grade 3 or higher, as defined by Martin et al.10
Time frame: up to 30 days post op
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