Malignancy criteria in sonography of cervical lymph nodes

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00024495

Enrollment

100

Registered

2021-02-16

Start date

2021-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Cervical lymph nodes

Interventions

Group 1: ENT patient - performance of neck sonography according to routine standard

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Patients > 18 years of age - Outpatient or inpatient therapy in the ENT University Hospital - Patients undergoing tissue examination (gold standard) of neck lymph nodes (neck dissection, lymph node PE, lymph node extirpation). - No previous therapy of the neck lymph nodes - Consent was given

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with fine needle aspiration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Presentation of malignancy criteria in sonography of cervical lymph nodes.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Optimization of sonographic diagnostics of lymph nodes in the head and neck region by means of standardized examination procedures and reporting sequences. Comparison of sonographic characteristics and malignancy criteria with pathological, clinical and other imaging methods.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKathrin Potkowski

HNO Universitätsklinik Freiburg

kathrin.potkowski@uniklinik-freiburg.de0761-270-41010

Outcome results

None listed

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