Clinical trial · Interventional
Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine Needle Aspiration in Parotid Tumors
Accuracy of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy in the Pre-Operative Diagnosis of Malignancy in Patients With Parotid Gland Masses
NCT00534612CI-TRIAL-00000889unknownEarly Phase 1ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Liberal use of fine needle aspiration biopsy of parotid gland masses is controversial. All information regarding this procedure has been retrospective. Our objective is to evaluate prospectively the diagnostic accuracy of the test, alone and when associated to clinical and/or radiologic data.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parotid Gland Neoplasms | Parotid Gland Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| aspiration biopsy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 1
- description
- fine needle aspiration biopsy of the parotid gland mass
- interventionNames
- Procedure: aspiration biopsy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Diagnosis of malignancy
- timeFrame
- three years
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Specific histopathologic diagnosis
- timeFrame
- three years
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Consecutive patients with parotid gland masses
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