Robot or laser tongue scraping plus tonsil removal to assess lymph nodes
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Cancer clinical trials.
This trial looks at whether a more precise procedure—removing a small area of tongue lining using a robot or laser, along with tonsil removal—can find the likely source of stubborn swollen neck lymph nodes. It’s designed for people with signs of head-and-neck cancer in lymph nodes, but no clear primary tumor found yet.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older and can understand and sign the consent form
- You have persistent swollen neck lymph nodes with a biopsy that shows cancer or is unclear, and doctors have not found the original tumor despite ENT checks
- Your overall health is good enough for treatment (performance status less than 2)
- You can have the planned surgery and related follow-up visits
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and if you could become pregnant you use effective birth control
- You have no certain prior treatments or conditions (like past radiotherapy to the neck/face) and no distant spread of cancer
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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