Clinical Trial: Outpatient Ultrasound for the Diagnostic Work-up of Oropharynx Cancer
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Condition:
Oropharynx Cancer
Oropharynx Neoplasm
Tonsil Cancer
Tonsil Neoplasm
Tonsil Hyper
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Surgeon-performed Outpatient Transoral and Transcervical Ultrasound for the Diagnostic Work-up of Oropharynx Cancer: a Feasibility Study
Brief Summary:
The aim of the study was to examine the detection rate and tumor size evaluation in patients with suspected oropharynx cancer using a new technique with transoral ultrasound of the oropharynx. The new technique was compared to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The study investigators included patients referred to a tertiary head & neck cancer center in Copenhagen, Denmark, with suspicion of oropharynx cancer. Patients supplied written informed consent and were included and ultrasound scanned with local anesthesia…
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