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The use of ultrasound in detecting and guiding non-palpable tumor resection in breast conservation surgery after chemotherapy: A pilot study

Role of intraoperative ultrasound in breast conservation surgery for non-palpable residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: A Prospective pilot study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/04/024578
Enrollment
30
Registered
2020-04-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C50-C50- Malignant neoplasms of breast

Interventions

Intervention1: Intraoperative ultrasound: use of ultrasound during breast conserving surgery for margins Control Intervention1: Palpatory method: Use of palpation for assessment of margins during bre

Sponsors

Regional Cancer Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients with non-palpable residual lesion(radiologically detected) after NACT in breast cancer undergoing BCS in RCC, Trivandrum

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare adequacy of margin status by intraoperative ultrasound with frozen section analysis and final histopathology reportTimepoint: 1 month after surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the rate of margin positivity and re-excision To assess the impact of IOUS on resection volumes and cosmetic outcome Timepoint: 1 month after surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVijayasarathy S

Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum

vijayasarathy1988@gmail.com9176618802

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026