Interobserver Agreement of Endoscopic Ultrasonography and Endoscopic Sonoelastography in the Evaluation of Lymph Nodes

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is an important part of the pre-treatment evaluation of patients with upper gastrointestinal tract cancer (esophageal, gastric, pancreatic and liver cancer). When planning the optimal therapy in patients with upper gastrointestinal malignancies it is essential to know the exact lymph node stage. Recently endoscopic sonoelastography(ES) has been added to conventional EUS examination and may provide complementary information to distinguish benign for malignant lymph nodes.

The N-stage relates to the treatment choice and the prognosis, and it is therefore of particular interest to know the interobserver agreement in operator dependent techniques. This study evaluate the interobserver agreement of EUS and ES evaluation og lymph nodes.

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Key information

Conditions

Lymph Nodes Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Esophageal Cancer Esophageal Diseases Esophageal Neoplasms Gastric Cancer Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Head and Neck Neoplasms Liver Cancer Liver Diseases Liver Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic Diseases Pancreatic Neoplasms Stomach Diseases Stomach Neoplasms

Age range

18 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Centre for Surgical Ultrasound

Odense, 5000, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

the presence of a lymph node more than 10mm in diameter (short axis) detected during the EUS examination

Exclusion criteria

inadequate ES images were obtained by one of the observers

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Odense University Hospital

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2009
First posted: Dec 16, 2009
Registry last updated: Dec 16, 2009

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