Sentinel Node With Ultrasound Contrast in Melanoma

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose is to evaluate,in 20 patients, if the sentinel node(s) in melanoma can be detected by lymph contrast ultrasound. In comparing the patients will also get lymph-scintigraphy and sentinel node detection wiht blue dye.

The goal is to improve the method for detecting sentinel node(s) in melanoma.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Malignant melanoma on a extremity,

• No spread of the cancer,

• Patients over 18 years old,

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy,

• Lactating,

• Severe hart disease,