Clinical trial · Interventional
Ultrasound Guided Core Biopsy vs Fine Needle Aspiration for Evaluation of Axillary Lymphadenopathy
Ultrasound Guided Core Biopsy vs Fine Needle Aspiration for Evaluation of Axillary Lymphadenopathy in Patients Suspected of Having Breast Cancer.
NCT01920139CI-TRIAL-00011675completedN/AClinicalTrials.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)
The study was performed to determine if either ultrasound guided core biopsy or fine needle aspiration of an axillary lymph node has superior sensitivity in detecting metastatic carcinoma from the ipsilateral breast.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus: Breast Cancer With Axillary Node Metastasis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axillary surgery | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Fine needle aspiration and core biopsy of lymph node | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Titanium marker | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Breast cancer and Axillary Adenopathy
- description
- Women with breast cancer with abnormal appearing ipsilateral axillary nodes undergoing fine needle aspiration and core biopsy of a lymph node.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Fine needle aspiration and core biopsy of lymph node
- Procedure: Axillary surgery
- Other: Titanium marker
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Fraction of metastatic nodes found at axillary surgery that were identified pre-surgically by FNA vs. core biopsy
- timeFrame
- 1 week to 10 months
- description
- Results of FNA cytology and core biopsy histology are compared to axillary surgery results.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women with breast cancer and abnormal ipsilateral axillary nodes visible on sonography. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand consent form. * Emotionally unprepared to discuss possibility of axillary metastasis * Node not amenable to core biopsy
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDGanott MA, Zuley ML, Abrams GS, Lu AH, Kelly AE, Sumkin JH, Chivukula M, Carter G, Austin RM, Bandos AI. Ultrasound Guided Core Biopsy versus Fine Needle Aspiration for Evaluation of Axillary Lymphadenopathy in Patients with Breast Cancer. ISRN Oncol. 2014 Feb 4;2014:703160. doi: 10.1155/2014/703160. eCollection 2014. PMID 24649373