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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Recruiting
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients ≥ 18 years old at the time of informed consent * Ability to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization * Primary or recurrent invasive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head or neck, clinically staged T2-T4 based on AJCC staging * Clinically and radiographically regional node-negative (no evidence of regional lymph node metastasis or distant metastasis) * Able to undergo general anesthesia for sentinel lymph node biopsy * Able to undergo CT scan with contrast or MRI with contrast * Undergo surgical resection (Moh's or micrographic resection or standard excision with sentinel lymph node biopsy) within 8 weeks of imaging Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical evidence of satellite lesions, in-transit, regional nodal or distant metastases * Known biopsy proven synchronous primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma * Pregnant patients * Patients unable to undergo general anesthesia * Patient unable to receive contrasted imaging studies * Patient unable to receive and/or allergic to 99m-Technetium sulfur colloid
About the study
The purpose of this study is to research if a type of biopsy known as sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) can help in determining the rate of tumor deposits that are hard to detect and identify in node-negative cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head or neck.
What is being tested
- sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) (procedure)
Sponsor: Indiana University · Participants: 94 · Started: Oct 25, 2021
Contact the study team
- Azeezat Yekinni · Phone: 317-529-6883
- Jessica Yesensky, MD · Phone: 317- 948-3226
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05108090
Locations in the U.S.
| Indiana | Indiana University Melvin & Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.