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Brief Title: Predictive Factors of Clinical, Laboratory and Imaging Findings Routinely Used in Diagnosing Thyroid Cancer
Official Title: Defining Predictive Factors of Clinical, Laboratory and Imaging Criteria Routinely Used in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Cancer: Observational, Prospective Multicentered Study
Study ID: NCT01074684
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to describe the correlation between the cytohistology exam of patients undergoing thyroid surgery, and the predictive values of: suspicious clinical findings, preoperative thyroid imaging, and the incidence of thyroid cancer in cytologically negative nodes.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Università di Cagliari, Cagliari, , Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera Unviersitaria Careggi - Firenze, Firenze, , Italy
ASL TO/4 Ospedale di Ivrea, Ivrea, , Italy
Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Napoli, , Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Padova, Padova, , Italy
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma Policlinico Gemelli, Roma, , Italy
Ospedale di Taormina, Taormina, , Italy
Università degli studi di Perugia - Sede di Terni, Terni, , Italy
Name: Luciano Pezzulo, M.D.
Affiliation: National Cancer Institute, Naples
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Maria Grazia Chiofalo, M.D.
Affiliation: National Cancer Institute, Naples
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Massimo Di Maio, M.D.
Affiliation: National Cancer Institute, Naples
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Francesco Perrone, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Cancer Institute, Naples
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR