SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                          DATE OF REPORT: MAY 12, 2004


                              NEOPROBE CORPORATION
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)



    Delaware                        0-26520                         31-1080091
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(STATE OR OTHER              (COMMISSION FILE NO.)                (IRS EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION OF                                                   IDENTIFICATION
INCORPORATION OR                                                  NUMBER)
ORGANIZATION)


                        425 Metro Place North, Suite 300
                              Columbus, Ohio 43017
                                 (614) 793-7500
               (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
                       INCLUDING AREA CODE OF REGISTRANT'S
                          PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)





                                 Not Applicable
          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)










 ITEM  7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.


         (c)   Exhibits.

               99(a)    Neoprobe Corporation press release dated May 12, 2004.*

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         *  Filed with this report


ITEM 12.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On May 12, 2004, Neoprobe Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release regarding its consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended
March 31, 2004. A copy of the Company's press release is furnished as Exhibit
99(a) to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.

         The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the
exhibits hereto, shall not be treated as "filed" for purposes of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

         Statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Current
Report on Form 8-K which relate to other than strictly historical facts, such as
statements about the Company's plans and strategies, expectations for future
financial performance, new and existing products and technologies, and markets
for the Company's products, are forward-looking statements. The words "believe,"
"expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof. Investors are
cautioned that such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from historical or anticipated results due
to many factors including, but not limited to, the Company's continuing
operating losses, uncertainty of market acceptance, reliance on third party
manufacturers, accumulated deficit, future capital needs, uncertainty of capital
funding, dependence on limited product line and distribution channels,
competition, limited marketing and manufacturing experience, and other risks
detailed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and other
Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Company undertakes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.











                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                             NEOPROBE CORPORATION


Date: May 12, 2004                           By: /s/ Brent L. Larson
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                                                     Brent L. Larson
                                                     Vice President Finance and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                            Description

99(a)             Neoprobe Corporation press release dated May 12, 2004.*


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* Filed with this report.