PTC
Conditions
Interventions
Gold Standard:postoperative pathological results of central cervical lymph nodes.
Index test:ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound
Sponsors
Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 79 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)newly diagnosed patients with (cT1)thyroid nodules (Bethesda system =V cytology) scheduled for thyroidectomy with central neck dissection. 2)patients who will finish the examination of ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the central neck region in one week. 3)the surgical methods are thyroidectomy with central neck dissection. The lymph nodes in the central neck will be examined histologically according to the subregions. 4)patients who have complete clinical and pathological data.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) patients with other types of thyroid cancers or other malignant tumors (other types of thyroid cancer are excluded); 2) patients who had hypertension, coronary heart disease, or were allergic to eggs and were not suitable for CEUS examinations; 3) patients who were pregnant or nursing women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of the detection of US for lymph nodes;Rate of the detection of CEUS for lymph nodes;Diagnostic sensitivity of US for central lymph nodes;Diagnostic sensitivity of CEUS for central lymph nodes;Diagnostic specificity of US for central lymph nodes;Diagnostic specificity of CEUS for central lymph nodes;Diagnostic sensitivity of US for central metastatic lymph nodes;Diagnostic sensitivity of CEUS for central metastatic lymph nodes;Diagnostic specificity of US for central metastatic lymph nodes;Diagnostic specificity of CEUS for central metastatic lymph nodes; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiu LZ
Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
Outcome results
None listed