Chest malignancy Chest malignancy
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with chest malignancy (lung cancer, metastatic lung tumor, malignant breast tumor, thoracic lymph node metastasis from breast cancer) . 2.Surgical samples with diagnosis of chest malignancy on image or pathological diagnosis. 3.Cases requiring diagnosis by thoracoscopic biopsy including lymph nodes. 4.After receiving sufficient explanation about this exam, after understanding the sufficient understanding, cases where document agreement was acquired with the free will of the patient himself / herself.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Cases of pregnancy or lactation. 2. Patients with porphyria. 3. Drugs that are known to cause photosensitivity: tetracycline antibiotics, sulfonamide type preparations, new quinolone type antibacterial agents, hypericin (Hypericum perforatum extract), etc. St. John's Wort patients who are receiving food containing. 4. Cases with chronic hepatitis, chronic renalfailure. 5. Cases in which the result of treatment of malignant tumor does not change by this procedure.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement rate of diagnosis of chest malignancy when photodynamic diagnosis is used in combination. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement rate of diagnosis of lymph node metastasis in case of combined use of photodynamic diagnosis, and presence or absence of adverse event. | — |
Contacts
Asahikawa Medical University