Health Condition 1: C508- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of breast
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Acquiring images of the excised specimens of the breast (both benign and malignant) with an indigenous device which utilizes fluorescence and diffuse reflectance. Images are acquired of
Sponsors
Dr Stanley Mathew
Dr Subhash Narayanan
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Adult female patients above 18 years 2.Pre operative diagnosis of carcinoma breast 3.Undergoing either Wide Local Excision + Axillary Dissection or Modified Radical Mastectomy 4.Patients who have undergone Neo Adjuvant Chemotherapy/ Neo Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy 5.Patients confirmed to have only benign lesions of the breast will be recruited for comparison and differentiating from malignant lesions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients below 18 years 2. Patients not undergoing surgery for breast cancer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determine the utility of Fluorescence and diffuse reflectance imaging in the diagnosis of Breast carcinomasTimepoint: 15 days (to obtain the report of HPE and validate the diagnosis) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Feasibility of identification of tumour free margins intraoperatively using Fluorescence and Diffuse reflectance. 2. Differentiating malignant from benign lesionsTimepoint: 15 days (to obtain the report of HPE and validate the diagnosis). | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Vijayendra Kedage
Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
Outcome results
None listed