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The Role of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Medullary Thyroid Cancer and Lymph Node Metastasis

The Application Value of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Primary Tumor and Metastatic Lymph Nodes of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400094598
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-12-25
Start date
2025-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-01-06

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

Conditions

Medullary thyroid cancer

Interventions

Gold Standard:The gold standard for diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) combined with pathological examination. In pathological examination, cytological feat
Index test:The determination of serum calcitonin level and carcinoembryonic antigen level is a kind of indicator test for the diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma

Sponsors

Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients who have undergone thyroid fine needle puncture or surgery; 2.Pathologically proven MTC patients; 3.Patients who have undergone ultrasound and history collection; 4.Patients who have had thyroid function (including calcitonin) and carcinoembryonic antigen assayed.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with a history of cervical chemoradiotherapy; 2.Patients with incomplete medical information; 3.The imaging results of the tumor lesions were inconsistent with the pathological findings.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cervical ultrasonography;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Serum calcitonin levels;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWeiwei Zhan

Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

shanghairuijin@126.com+86 189 1776 2563

Outcome results

None listed

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