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Brief Title: EUS-FNA for Retropharyngeal Lymph Node (RPLN) in Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) Patients
Official Title: Fine Needle Aspiration of Retropharyngeal Lymph Node Guided by Endoscopic Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Patients With Suspected Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Study ID: NCT03006588
Brief Summary: EUS-FNA for RPLN in NPC
Detailed Description: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel minimally invasive sampling technique -- fine needle aspiration (FNA) guided by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), which aims to sample tissues from retropharyngeal lymph nodes (RPLN) for the diagnosis of patients with suspected recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Name: Jian-jun Li, MD & Ph.D
Affiliation: Sun Yat-sen University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR